Parasitology Vocab #4

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Immunology

the study of immune system and its functions, disease and applications

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Pathology

the study of the origin, nature, and courses of diseases

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epidemiology

the study of the distribution and determines of disease in human population

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etiology

the study of the causes of disease

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phagocytosis

the process of certain phagocytes that ingest or engulf other cells or particles or organism

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physiology

the study of function and processes of an organism or the parts of its body

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immunoparasitology

the immune interactions between parasites and their hosts

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bacterial immunity

defense mechanism that bacteria use to protect against harmful agents

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plant immunity

defense mechanism that plants use to protect themselves from pathogens, pest, and environmental stress

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parasitoid

an organism that spends most of its time attached or within a single host, killing host and sometimes fully consuming it in the process