immune response immune reaction immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen |
humoral immune response | an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells |
cell-mediated immune response | an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells |
ACE inhibitor angiotensinonverting enzyme inhibitor | an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries, promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme, also used to treat congestive heart failure |
angiogenesis inhibitor | a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors |
angiotensin II inhibitor | an agent that retards or restrains the action of angiotensin II |
Cox- inhibitor | an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox- activity without impeding the activity of Cox-, increases the risk of heart attacks, Cox- inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys |
immunosuppressant immunosuppressor immunosuppressive drug immunosuppressive immune suppressant drug | a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response |
monoamine oxidase inhibitor MAOI | any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate |
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor NNRTI | an antiviral drug used against HIV, binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA, often used in combination with other drugs |
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor NRTI | an antiviral drug used against HIV, is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process, results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus, often used in combination with other drugs |
protease inhibitor PI | an antiviral drug used against HIV, interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease, often used in combination with other drugs |
reverse transcriptase inhibitor | an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor SSRI | an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain |
tyrosine kinase inhibitor | a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia |
immune system | a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response |
carrier immune carrier | (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others |
immune | a person who is immune to a particular infection |
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles |
inhibitor | a substance that retards or stops an activity |
rust inhibitor | antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust |
immunoglobulin Ig immune serum globulin immune gamma globulin immune globulin | a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response |
tetanus immunoglobulin tetanus immune globulin | sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus, provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus |
immune | (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence, immune to persuasion |
immune resistant | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) |
immune | secure against, immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda, immune from criminal prosecution |
immune | relating to the condition of immunity, the immune system |