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Body Organization 6
Ms. Gifford
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Nursing
9th Grade
03/31/2012

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Term
adenoid
Definition
adenoids
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immun/o
Definition
protection
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lymph/o
Definition
lymph tissue
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lymphadeno
Definition
lymph node
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path/o
Definition
disease spleen
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splen/o
Definition
spleen
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thym/o
Definition
thymus gland
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tonsill/o
Definition
tonsils
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tox/o
Definition
poison
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ALL
Definition
acute lymphocytic leukemia
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AML
Definition
acute myelocytic leukemia
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Rh+
Definition
factor or component of blood +
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Rh-
Definition
factor or component of blood -
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RBC
Definition
red blood cell
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WBC
Definition
white blood cell
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HCT, Hct
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hematocrit
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HGB, hgb
Definition
hemoglobin
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mono
Definition
mononucleosis
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What is mono?
Definition
acute infectious disease caused by EBC, common between fifteen to twenty-five years olds in america kissing-disease, very infectious mononucleosis
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What is a toxicology report be?
Definition
Report containing the detection, avoidance, chemistry, treatment of toxins, and pharmaceutical actions and antidotes of toxins.
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Where are the adenoids?
Definition
Report containing the detection, avoidance, chemistry, treatment of toxins, and pharmaceutical actions and antidotes of toxins.
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What is the function of the spleen?
Definition
in the embryo, it forms red and white blood cells, and after-birth, only lymphocytes
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Give three facts about your thymus gland.
Definition
It is a special organ in the immune system. They help cells recognize and destroy invading pathogens in abnormal cell growth such as cancer, and foreign tissue. The thymus gland lies just beneath the upper part of the breastbone in the middle of the chest.
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