Ig
Ig is the abbreviation used in laboratory and immunology reports for immunoglobulin, the family of antibody proteins made by immune cells.
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77 matchesimmune response
A properly functioning immune response distinguishes harmful invaders from the body's own tissue, activating defenses that range from rapid to highly specific.
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Immunoglobulins are antibody proteins produced by immune cells to recognize and bind specific foreign targets such as bacteria, viruses, or toxins.
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Immunology is the scientific study of the immune system, including how it defends against infection and contributes to allergic and autoimmune disease.
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Immunosuppression is a reduced state of immune system activity that can be caused deliberately by treatment or by underlying disease.
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Immunosuppressive describes a drug, therapy, or condition that reduces the activity of the body's immune system.
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An action that is not made by choice.
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The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as salivary glands and sweat glands).
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The iris is the pigmented ring around the pupil that adjusts pupil size to regulate how much light enters the eye.
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ITP is an autoimmune condition in which the body destroys its own platelets, lowering their blood count and increasing the risk of bruising and bleeding.
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A reference range shows what is usual in a healthy population, not what suits one person, so a flagged result is not automatically abnormal.
Read definitionLynch syndrome
Lynch syndrome is an inherited condition caused by a DNA repair gene mutation that raises lifetime risk of colorectal and other cancers.
Read definitionmonoclonal antibody
A monoclonal antibody is a laboratory-made protein engineered to bind one specific target, with uses spanning cancer, autoimmune disease, and infection.
Read definitionneuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a cancer of immature nerve cells that develops mainly in infants and young children, often starting near the adrenal gland.
Read definitionneuropathy
/ noo-ROP-uh-thee /
Disease or dysfunction of one or more nerves.
Read definitionOVax
(Other name for: autologous dinitrophenyl-modified ovarian cancer vaccine)
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Scattered nests of cells left over from the developing nervous system, some releasing hormones and some sensing the blood.
Read definitionparasympathetic nervous system
The parasympathetic nervous system slows the heart and promotes digestion, largely opposing the body's fight or flight response.
Read definitionperipheral stem cell support
A method of replacing blood-forming cells destroyed by cancer treatment.
Read definitionpneumonitis
Pneumonitis is inflammation of lung tissue from a noninfectious cause, distinct from pneumonia, which usually implies an infection.
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