immunoglobulins
81dysgammaglobulinemia — An immunoglobulin abnormality, a disturbance of the percentage distribution of γ globulins or selective deficiency of one or more immunoglobulins. * * * dys·gam·ma·glob·u·li·ne·mia or chiefly Brit dys·gam·ma·glob·u·li·nae·mia .dis .gam ə .gläb yə …
82gammopathy — A primary disturbance in immunoglobulin synthesis. benign monoclonal g. SYN: monoclonal g. of undetermined significance. biclonal g. a g. in which the serum contains two distinct monoclonal immunoglobulins …
83lymphocyte — A white blood cell formed in lymphatic tissue throughout the body ( e.g., lymph node s, spleen, thymus, tonsils, Peyer patches, and sometimes in bone marrow) and in …
84test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
85Ocular 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 …
86IGM — immunoglobulin M (Medical » Physiology) * immunoglobulins G (Medical » Physiology) * immunoglobulins M (Medical » Physiology) * Interplanetary Global Model (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) * International Good Music (Community » Music) * In… …
87X-linked agammaglobulinemia — X linked infantile agammaglobulinemia a primary X linked immunodeficiency disorder (gene locus: Xq21.3 q22) caused by mutation of the gene encoding Bruton tyrosine kinase. It is characterized by absence of circulating B lymphocytes, absence of… …
88gammopathy — noun a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood • Hypernyms: ↑pathology * * * /ga mop euh thee/, n. Immunol. a disorder of the immune system characterized by abnormally… …
89IgA — noun one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts • Syn: ↑immunoglobulin A • Hypernyms: ↑immunoglobulin, ↑Ig, ↑immune serum globulin,… …
90IgE — noun one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes • Syn: ↑immunoglobulin E • Hypernyms: ↑immunoglobulin, ↑Ig, ↑immune serum globulin, ↑immune gamma globulin, ↑immune globulin …
