| A | B |
|---|
| acquired immunity | Immunity as a result of exposure to a disease |
| adenitis | Inflammation of a lymph gland |
| allergen | Substance which causes an allergic reaction |
| anaphylactic shock | A severe fatal allergic reaction |
| artificial acdquired immunity | Immunity from injection of a vaccine, antigen, or toxoid |
| autoimmune disorder | A condition that causes destruction of body's own tissues |
| germinal center | A area found within the lymph node that produces the lymphocytes |
| hypersensitivity | an abnormal response to a drug or allergen |
| immunity | The ability to resist a disease |
| immunization | The process of increasing resistance to a disease |
| immunoglobulin | Protein that acts like an antibody |
| interstitial fluid | Aanother name for lymph fluid |
| lacteals | Specialized lymph vessels in the villi of small intestine that absorb digested fats |
| lymph | watery fluid in the lymphatic vessels |
| lymph nodes | Structures that produce lymphocytes and filter out harmful bacteria |
| lymphadenitis | Inflammation of the lymph nodes |
| macrophage | A cell that removes dead organisms and foreign substances by phagocytes |
| natural acquired immunity | Immunity which is the result of having the disease and recovering |
| natural immunity | Immunity with which a person is born |
| passive acquired immunity | borrowed immunity |
| trabeculae | capsule of fibrous connective tissue that covers each lymph node |
