anaphylactic antibody
1anaphylactic antibody — IgE antibody causing anaphylaxis …
2anaphylactic shock — anaphylaxis anaphylaxis n. 1. [Gr. ana back, way from + fy laxis security, protection.] 1. (Med.) hypersensitivity (to a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Med.) an immediate but transient allergic… …
3antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… …
4anaphylactic keratitis — interstitial keratitis in one eye, caused by an antibody antigen reaction to an intracorneal injection of protein in the eye after sensitization from intracorneal injection of protein into the other eye …
5Monoclonal antibody therapy — Each antibody binds only one specific antigen. Monoclonal antibody therapy is the use of monoclonal antibodies (or mAb) to specifically bind to target cells or proteins. This may then stimulate the patient s immune system to attack those cells.… …
6anaphylaxis — anaphylactic /an euh feuh lak tik/, adj. anaphylactically, adv. /an euh feuh lak sis/, n. Pathol. exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it. [1905 10; ANA + (PRO)PHYLAXIS] * * * Severe, immediate,… …
7anaphylaxis — An induced systemic or generalized sensitivity; at times the term a. is used for anaphylactic shock. The term is commonly used to denote the immediate, transient kind of immunologic (allergic) reaction characterized by contraction of smooth …
8Allergy — Classification and external resources Hives are a common allergic symptom. ICD 10 T78.4 …
9reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …
10Intravenous immunoglobulin — (IVIG) is a blood product administered intravenously. It contains the pooled IgG immunoglobulins (antibodies extracted from the plasma of over a thousand blood donors). IVIG s effects last between 2 weeks and 3 months. It is mainly used as… …