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51Adaptive immune system — The adaptive immune system is composed of highly specialized, systemic cells and processes that eliminate or prevent pathogenic challenges. Thought to have arisen in the first jawed vertebrates, the adaptive or specific immune system is activated …
52Inclusion body myositis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M60.8 [1] ICD 9 …
53Innate immune system — See also: Immune system and Adaptive immune system Innate immune system The innate immune system, also known as non specific immune system and secondary line of defence,[1] comprises the cells and mechanisms that defend the host …
54Ocular immune system — Human eye. Ocular immune system protects the eye from infection and regulates healing processes following injuries. The interior of the eye lacks lymph vessels but is highly vascularized, and many immune cells reside in the uvea, including mostly …
55List of distinct cell types in the adult human body — There are about 210 distinct human cell types,.[1][2][3] There are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the human body.[citation needed] Cell types can be classified by their tissue of origin. However, it is possible for some cells to have their… …
56The psychological immune system — Understanding the Psychological Immune System The psychological immune system is a concept examined in the discipline of psychology. It is described as the system that is activated when humans are faced with potential or actual negative events in …
57Total body irradiation — (TBI) is a form of radiotherapy used primarily as part of the preparative regimen for haematopoietic stem cell (or bone marrow) transplantation. As the name implies, TBI involves irradiation of the entire body, though in modern practice the lungs …
58auto-immune — also autoimmune ADJ: usu ADJ n Auto immune describes medical conditions in which normal cells are attacked by the body s immune system. ...auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. ...an auto immune reaction in which the body becomes… …
59System, immune — A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting us against infections and foreign substances. The immune system works to seek and kill invaders. If a person is born with a severely… …
60Foreign body — For other uses of this term, see foreign body (disambiguation). Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice Classification and external resources Endoscopy image of gastric foreign body (toothbrush) …
