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S2 - Feeling Good? - Vocab

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  • (of a parasite or disease) spread into an organism or bodily part
    Invade
  • medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals
    Antibiotics
  • is a complex network of cells and proteins that defends the body against infection
    immune system
  • the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
    cell
  • is an infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria
    virus
  • give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure
    treat
  • treatment to produce immunity against a disease
    Vaccination
  • keep safe from harm or injury
    protect
  • break down (food) into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body
    digest
  • the invasion and growth of germs in the body
    infection
  • are microscopic organisms not visible with the naked eye
    bacteria