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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme point
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Q
acu/o
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sharp, sever, sudden
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Q
aden/o
A
gland
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Q
adip/o
A
fat
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Q
amni/o
A
sac surrounding embryo
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Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
11
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
12
Q
bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes
13
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
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chem/o
A
drug chemical
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chondr/o
A
cartliage
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon
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cyst/o
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urinarry sac
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encephal/o
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brain
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
A
water, fluid
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inguin/o
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groin
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isch/o
to hold back
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdonmen wall
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morph/o
shape, form
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muc/o
mucus
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myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
Context of usage indicates the meaning intended.
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necr/o
death (of cells or whole body
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neutr/o
neutrophil (white blood cell)
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nucle/o
nucleous
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opi/o
opium
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peritone/o
peritonium
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plas/o
formation, deveoplment
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pleur/o
the space around the lungs adjacent to chest wall
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pneumon/o
lung
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staphyl/o
clusters
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strept/o
twisted chains
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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ven/o
vein
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phalang/o
finger, toe
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-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
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-Coccus -Cocci
berry shaped bacterium
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-dynia
pain
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-therapy
treatment
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-oid
resemble, derived from
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-ole -ule
little or small
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-um, -ium
structure, tissue
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-us
structure, substance
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-ose
full of
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-er
one who
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sentinel axillary lymph node.
the first lymph node where cancer will most likely spread to
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hernia
protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
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hiatal hernia
occurs when the stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm
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inguinal hernia
occurs when part of the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region and commonly into the scrotal sac in the male.
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cystocele
occurs when part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles
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rectocele
is the protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina
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omphalocele
is a herniation of the intestines through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the navel, occurring in infants at birth.
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omphal/o
abdominal wall near the naval
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Streptococcus,
“strep throat,” tonsillitis, rheumatic fever, and certain kidney ailments, whereas another group causes infections in teeth, within the sinuses (cavities) of the nose and face, and in the valves of the heart.
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Staphylococci
other berry-shaped bacteria, grow in small clusters like grapes. Staphylococcal lesions may be external (skin abscesses, boils, styes) or internal (abscesses in bone and kidney).
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abscess
a collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein that is present at the site of infection.
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MRSA
a serious staphylococcal condition that is difficult to treat with antibiotics. It can become an antibiotic-resistant infection when the MRSA bacteria develop the ability to resist or defeat the drugs designed to kill them.
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diplococci
berry-shaped bacteria organized in pairs; dipl/o = two)
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pneumococci
bacteria causing pneumonia
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gonococci
bacteria causing gonorreha
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Clostridium difficile
group of bacteria are not in a rounded shape, but in the shape of rods. bacteria causing c-diff
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ERYTHROCYTES (what do they do)
They carry oxygen from the lungs through the blood to all body cells.
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Hemoglobin
an important protein in erythrocytes, carries the oxygen through the bloodstream.
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Eosinophils
type of white blood cell that are increased in number in allergic conditions such as asthma.
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Basophils
type of white blood cell that increase in the healing phase of inflammation
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Neutrophils
the most important disease-fighting white blood cells and the most numerous.
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Lymphocytes
fight disease by producing antibodies, thereby destroying foreign cells. They also may attach directly to foreign cells and destroy them. Two types of lymphocytes are T cells and B cells
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Monocytes
engulf and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells. Monocytes leave the bloodstream and enter tissues (such as lung and liver) to become macrophages, which are large phagocytes.
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Acromegaly
occurs when the pituitary gland, attached to the base of the brain, produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after puberty. The excess growth hormone most often results from a benign tumor of the pituitary gland. A person with acromegaly typically is of normal height because the long bones have stopped growth after puberty, but bones and soft tissue in the hands, feet, and face grow abnormally
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Gigantism
the result of overproduction of pituitary growth hormone beginning in childhood, before puberty.
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adenoids
small masses of lymphatic tissue in the part of the pharynx (throat) near the nose and nasal passages.
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iatr/o
treatment/physician
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peri-
surrounding
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pro-
before
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-re
back
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cis/o
to cut
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sect/o
to cut
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-ical or -ous
pertaining to
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carp/o
wrist bones
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cost/o
rib
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cutane/o
skin
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dactyl/o
fingers, toes
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duct/o
lead, carry
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flex/o
bend
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furc/o
branching
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gloss/o
tongue
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glyc/o
sugar
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immun/o
protection
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mort/o
death
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nat/i
birth
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norm/o
rule/order
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ox/o
oxygen
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pub/o
pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hip bone
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seps/o
infection
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somn/o
sleep
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son/o
sound
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tens/o
force, strain, stretch
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the/o
put, place
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thel/o, theli/o
nipple
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thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield
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top/o
place, position, location
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tox/o
poison
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trache/o
windpipe, treachea
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urethr/o
urethra
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-crine
secrete
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-drome
run
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-fusion
coming together
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-gen
substance that produces
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-lapse
slide, fall, sag
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separate
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-meter
measure
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-mission
send
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-or -er
one who
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-oxia
oxygen
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-partum
birth, labor
125
-phoria
bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
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-physis
grow
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-plasia
develop, formation
128
-plasm
structure or formation
129
-pnea
breathing
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-ptom
happening, occurrence
131
-ptosis
sagging, falling, prolapse
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
133
-stasis
stopping, controling
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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a-, an-
without
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ab-
away from
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ad-
toward
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ana-
up, apart
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ante-
before, forward
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anti-
against
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auto-
self
142
bi-
2
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brady
slow
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cata-
down
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con-
with, together
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contra-
against
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de-
down
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dia-
through, complete
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dys-
abnormal, bad, difficult painful
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ec-
out, outside
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endo-
in, within
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epi-
upon, on, above
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eu-
good
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ex-
out, outside
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hemi-
half
156
hyper-
above, excessive
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hypo-
deficient, under
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in-
not
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in-
into, within
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infra-
beneath, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
in, within, into
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mal-
bad
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macro-
large
164
meta-
beyond, change
165
micro-
small
166
neo-
new
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pan-
all
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para-
abnormal, beside, near
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per-
through
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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pros-
before, forward
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retro-
behind, backward
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supra-
above, upper
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sub-
under
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syn-, sym-
together, with
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
through, across
180
ultra-
beyond, excess
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uni-
one
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autoimmune disease,
the body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues causing inflammation and injury.
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sign
an objective finding that is perceived by an examiner
184
symptom
a subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient.
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Symbiosis
occurs when two organisms live together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not.
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antigen
usually a foreign substance (such as a poison, virus, or bacterium),
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antibodies
Antibodies are protein substances made by white blood cells in response to the presence of foreign antigens.
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