Immune System & Allergies terms

Therapy used to decrease the body's immune responses, such as drugs given to prevent transplant rejection.

Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.

An antibody linked to a toxic substance.

A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to detect certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the detection of other types of B-cell tumors.

A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to detect certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the detection of other types of B-cell tumors.

Asubstance being studied in the imaging of some types ofcancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of liver cancer.

A condition in which platelets (blood cells that cause blood clots to form) are destroyed by the immune system.

A type of immune cell that can kill certain cells, including foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus.

A substance taken from a marine organism that may be linked to a specific antigen to boost the immune response to that antigen.

A type of white blood cell that contains granules with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or microbial cells.

A type of immune cell.

A lymphocyte that has gotten larger after being stimulated by an antigen.

A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue.

Refers to lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).

A type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (white blood cells).

A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.

A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.

Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.

Cancer that begins in cells of the immune system.