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Immunology
Immunology is the study of the structuree and function of the immune system which is responsible for the protection from invading foreign macromolecules or organisms. It is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in both healthy states and immunological disorders (autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, transplant rejection); the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo.
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immune complex
Biology; Immunology
Molecules formed by the interaction of a soluble (that is, non-particulate) antigen with antibody molecules. Large immune complexes are cleared rapidly, but smaller complexes formed in antigen excess ...
immunodeficiency
Biology; Immunology
Decrease in immune response that results from absence or defect of some component of the immune system.
immunodiffusion
Biology; Immunology
Identifies antigen or antibody by the formation of antigen-antibody complexes in a gel.
immunogen
Biology; Immunology
A substance capable of inducing an immune response (as well as reacting with the products of an immune response). Compare with antigen.
immunoglobulin (Ig)
Biology; Immunology
A general term for all antibody molecules: IgM, IgD, IgG, IgA, IgE; each Ig unit is made up of two heavy chains and two light chains and has two antigen-binding sites.
