any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus produ…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.Complement fixation: alternatives and connections
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Complement fixation
an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)
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any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures int…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures int…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.Words connected by meaning
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a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen.; "The term ambo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the anti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the anti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.a type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the anti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, antigen-antibody, combination, inactivates.Explore Academic Dictionary
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