LYMPHOCYTES

Meaning of LYMPHOCYTES in English

White blood cells that fight infection and disease.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

IMMUNE RESPONSE — noun Date: 1953 a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and …
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MILSTEIN, CÉSAR — born Oct. 8, 1927, Bahía Blanca, Arg. died March 24, 2002, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. Argentinian-born British immunologist. In 1975 Milstein …
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IMMUNE SYSTEM — Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as …
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IMMUNE RESPONSE — noun also immune reaction : a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LYMPHOGENOUS — (ˈ)lim|fäjənəs adjective also lym·pho·gen·ic |lim(p)fə|jenik Etymology: lymph- + -genous or -genic 1. : producing lymph or lymphocytes 2. : arising …
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IMMUNE RESPONSE — Date: 1953 : a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and …
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IMMUNE RESPONSE — [immune response] n (1953): a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign …
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VACCINE — suspension of weakened, killed, or fragmented microorganisms or toxins or of antibodies or lymphocytes that is administered primarily to prevent …
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THYMUS — pyramid-shaped lymphoid organ that, in humans, is immediately beneath the breastbone at the level of the heart. The organ is …
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RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM — also called Macrophage System, or Mononuclear Phagocyte System, class of cells that occur in widely separated parts of the human …
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MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX — (MHC) group of genes that code for proteins found on the surfaces of cells that help the immune system recognize …
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LYMPHOID TISSUE — The human lymphatic system, showing the lymphatic vessels and lymphoid organs. cells and organs that make up the lymphatic system, …
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LYMPHOCYTE — type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that is of fundamental importance in the immune system. In humans lymphocytes make up …
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM — The human lymphatic system, showing the lymphatic vessels and lymphoid organs. a subsystem of the circulatory system in the vertebrate …
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LYMPH NODE — any of the small, bean-shaped masses of lymphoid tissue enclosed by a capsule of connective tissue that occur in association …
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LYMPH — pale fluid that bathes the tissues of an organism, maintaining fluid balance, and removes bacteria from tissues; it enters the …
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LEUKOCYTE — also spelled leucocyte, also called white blood cell or white corpuscle a cellular component of the blood that lacks hemoglobin, …
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INTERLEUKIN — (IL) any of a group of naturally occurring proteins that mediate communication between cells. Interleukins regulate cell growth, differentiation, and …
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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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IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDER — any of various failures in the body's defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency …
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BLOOD DISEASE — abnormal condition that involves the corpuscular elements of the bloodred cells, white cells, and plateletsand the tissues in which they …
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AUTOIMMUNITY
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ANTIGEN — foreign substance that, when introduced into the body, is capable of stimulating an immune response, specifically activating lymphocytes, which are …
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ZINKERNAGEL, ROLF M. — born Jan. 6, 1944, Basel, Switz. Swiss immunologist and pathologist who, along with Peter C. Doherty of Australia, received the …
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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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EPSTEINBARR VIRUS — also called Eb Virus, or Ebv, a herpes virus that is the major cause of acute infectious mononucleosis, a common …
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DOHERTY, PETER C. — born Oct. 15, 1940, Australia Australian immunologist and pathologist who, with Rolf Zinkernagel of Switzerland, received the Nobel Prize for …
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AIDS
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CELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood cell ▪ The red blood cells carry oxygen. a jail cell ▪ The …
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BLOOD
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IMMUNE SYSTEM — Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as …
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