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abscess - ✔✔a localized collection of pus in an area of tissue that is infected
active immunity - ✔✔A form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own
antibodies against disease-causing antigens.
adaptive immunity - ✔✔conferred through exposure to a specific substance or microbe
called an antigen
aerobes - ✔✔organisms that favor an environment with oxygen ; cannot live without
oxygen
allergen - ✔✔a substance that usually is not harmful to the body but causes
hypersensitivity reactions
allergy - ✔✔abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen
anaerobes - ✔✔organisms that prefer an oxygen-poor environment ; cannot survive
with oxygen
artificial acquired immunity - ✔✔developed by vaccines that provide immunity against
specific organisms
aseptic technique - ✔✔method used to protect against contamination or infection by
microorganisms
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, bacteria - ✔✔a large group of unicellular prokaryotic organisms
bordetella pertussis - ✔✔a bacterium that causes whooping cough
cells - ✔✔the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms
clostridium tetani - ✔✔the causative bacteria that causes tetanus; found in soul and the
intestinal tract of humans and other mammals
commensualism - ✔✔a symbiotic relationship on which one of the organisms benefits
and the other is neither harmed nor helped
cytology - ✔✔the scientific study of cells, their origins, and functions
dark-field microscope - ✔✔observes unfixed and unstained specimen such as living
organisms
disinfection - ✔✔the destruction of vegetative microorganisms via chemical or physical
methods
fluorescence microscope - ✔✔used to visualize specimens that contain natural
fluorescent substances such as chlorophyll or those stained with a fluorescent dye such
as fluorescein, auramine, or rhodamine B
fungi - ✔✔heterotrophic single-celled, multinucleated, or multicellular organisms
including yeasts, molds, and mushrooms
hepatitis - ✔✔an infection of the liver capable of causing significant destruction of liver
cells
inanimate object - ✔✔a nonliving thing
innate immunity - ✔✔Immunity that is present before exposure and effective from birth
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