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4.03 lympatic system
disorders and about the lympatic system
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12th Grade
03/27/2023
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andeo
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gland
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carcino
 Definition
cancer
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chemo
 Definition
chemical
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contra-
 Definition
against
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-gen
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producing or causing
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histo
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tissue
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lympho
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lymph
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-lysis
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breakdown or dissolve
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-penia
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deficiency
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pseudo-
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false
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spleno
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spleen
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thymo
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thymus
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lymphatic fluid
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straw colored fluid that goes between capillary blood and tissues
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lymphatic vessels
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transport excess tissue fluid back into the circulatory system
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tonsils
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masses of lymphatic tissue that produce lymphocytes
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spleen
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sac like mass of lymphatic tissue located in the left abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm
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thymus
 Definition
lymphatic and endocrine gland most active during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods that produce lymphocytes
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immunity
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the body's ability to resist disease
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autoimmune
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when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks normal tissue
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