macrocalcification
A small deposit of calcium in the breast that cannot be felt but can be seen on a mammogram.
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36 matchesmacrophage
Half scavenger and half messenger: the cell that eats an invader also decides how loudly the rest of the immune system answers.
Read definitiongranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
A substance that helps make more white blood cells, especially granulocytes, macrophages, and cells that become platelets.
Read definitionWaldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia is a slow growing lymphoma marked by excess antibody production that can thicken the blood and impair circulation.
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A signal that tells the marrow to produce the cells that fight infection, and that doubles as an alarm molecule in inflamed tissue.
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Cells that decide whether an immune response begins, by carrying a fragment of an intruder to a lymph node for T cells to inspect.
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Calcification is the deposit of calcium salts within soft tissue or organs, sometimes a normal effect of aging and sometimes a sign of disease.
Read definitioncolony-stimulating factor
A substance that stimulates the production of blood cells.
Read definitionDietary Reference Intakes
Not one number per nutrient but several, each answering a different question, from an average requirement to the level where risk begins.
Read definitionhelper T cell
A type of immune cell that stimulates killer T cells, macrophages, and B cells to make immune responses.
Read definitionIL-1
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitionIL-1-alfa
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitionIL-10
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitionIL-12
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitionIL-13
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitionIL-1B
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitioninterleukin-1
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
Read definitioninterleukin-1-alfa
One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.
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