ANTIBODIES

Meaning of ANTIBODIES in English

are specialized proteins produced by white blood cells that circulate in the blood seeking and attaching to foreign proteins, microorganisms or toxins in order to neutralize them. They are part of the immune system. (see immune system).

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

ANTIBODIES — Антитела
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ANTIBODIES — Антитела
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ANTIBODIES — Антивещество
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ANTIBODIES — Антитела
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ANTIBODY — Molecule in the immune system that circulates in blood and lymph in response to invasion by an antigen . Antibodies …
Английский словарь Британика
VIRUS — an infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or …
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THERAPEUTICS — treatment and care of a patient for the purpose of both preventing and combating disease or alleviating pain or injury. …
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RHEUMATIC FEVER — an inflammatory disease, primarily affecting the heart, joints, skin, and in some acute cases the central nervous system, that results …
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REAGIN — also called homocytotropic antibody, or prausnitz-kstner antibody type of antibody found in the serum and skin of allergically hypersensitive persons …
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PROTEIN CONCENTRATE — a human or animal dietary supplement that has a very high protein content and is extracted or prepared from vegetable …
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MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY — The four-chain structure of an antibody, or immunoglobulin, molecule The basic antibody produced artificially by a genetic engineering technique. Production …
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IMMUNIZATION — process by which resistance to disease is acquired or induced in plants and animals. This discussion focuses on immunization against …
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HETEROSPECIFIC MATING — also called incompatible mating mating in which the man and woman have incompatible blood types, such that the woman may …
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HAPTEN — also spelled haptene small molecule that stimulates the production of antibody molecules only when conjugated to a larger molecule, called …
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DESENSITIZATION — also called Hyposensitization, treatment that attempts to eliminate allergic reactions, as of hay fever or bronchial asthma, by a series …
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COMPLEMENT — in immunology, a complex system of more than 30 proteins that act in concert to help eliminate infectious microorganisms. Specifically, …
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BACTERIA — singular bacterium, any of a group of microscopic organisms that are prokaryotic, i.e., that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. …
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AUTOIMMUNITY
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ANTIBODY — The four-chain structure of an antibody, or immunoglobulin, molecule The basic also called immunoglobulin a protective protein produced by the …
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ALLERGY — hypersensitivity reaction by the body to foreign substances (antigens) that in similar amounts and circumstances are harmless within the bodies …
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RH BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM — system for classifying blood according to the presence or absence of the Rh antigen, often called the Rh factor, in …
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MILSTEIN, CSAR — born Oct. 8, 1926, Baha Blanca, Argentina Argentine British immunologist who in 1984, with Georges Khler and Niels K. Jerne, …
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LANDSTEINER, KARL — born June 14, 1868, Vienna, Austrian Empire died June 26, 1943, New York, N.Y., U.S. Austrian American immunologist and pathologist …
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KOHLER, GEORGES J.F — born April 17, 1946, Munich, Ger. died March 1, 1995, Freiburg im Breisgau Artificial production of monoclonal antibodies The technique …
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ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM — method of classifying human blood on the basis of the inherited properties of red blood cells (erythrocytes) as determined by …
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VIRUS
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COLITIS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE active ▪ Patients with active colitis were colonised less frequently and with lower numbers …
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ANTIBODY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE monoclonal ▪ In addition the monoclonal antibody showed weak cross reactivity with epithelium. ▪ …
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ANTIBODY — n. Molecule in the immune system that circulates in blood and lymph in response to invasion by an antigen . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANTIBODY — антитело - internal image antibody - abortifacient antibody - adhesion-blocking antibody - agglutinating antibody - anaphylactic antibody - anti-antiself antibody - anti-B antibody - anticarrier antibody - anticlonotypic antibody - …
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ANTIBODY — антитело - internal image antibody - abortifacient antibody - adhesion-blocking antibody - agglutinating antibody - anaphylactic antibody - anti-antiself antibody …
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