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autonomic nervous system
autonomic nervous system The part of the nervous system which controls involuntary activities such as homoeostasis. The autonomic nervous system is regulated by the hypothalamus and comprises two antagonistic parts, the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. See also CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM... Read more
cgs system
cgs system system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the centimeter of length, the gram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units. Other cgs units are the dyne of force and the erg of work or energy. The units of the cgs system are generally muc... Read more
blood groups
blood groups differentiation of blood by type, classified according to immunological (antigenic) properties, which are determined by specific substances on the surface of red blood cells. Blood groups are genetically determined and each is characterized by the presence of a specific complex carboh... Read more
immunology
immunology branch of medicine that studies the response of organisms to foreign substances, e.g., viruses , bacteria , and bacterial toxins (see immunity ). Immunologists study the tissues and organs of the immune system (bone marrow, spleen , tonsils , thymus, lymphatic system ), its speci... Read more
Schick test
Schick test diagnostic test designed to evaluate susceptibility to diphtheria . A small amount of diphtheria toxin is injected into the skin; the injection will produce an area of redness and swelling in individuals with low levels of antibody (i.e., little immunity ) against the toxin. If th... Read more
echinacea
echinacea , popular herbal remedy, or botanical, believed to benefit the immune system. It is used especially to alleviate common colds and the flu. Several controlled studies using it as a cold medicine have failed to find any benefit from its use, but a 2007 review of 14 different studies said tha... Read more
psychosomatic medicine
psychosomatic medicine , study and treatment of those emotional disturbances that are manifested as physical disorders. The term psychosomatic emphasizes essential unity of the psyche and the soma, a combination rooted in ancient Greek medicine. Common disorders caused at least partly by psycholog... Read more
sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system That part of the autonomic nervous system which generally acts to stimulate the body to cope with stress, such as increasing the rate of heart beat. Nerves of the sympathetic nervous system tend to form ganglia (ganglion) beside the vertebrae, preganglionic fibres leading ... Read more
gamma globulin
gamma globulin a group of globulin proteins in human blood plasma, including most antibodies . These antibody substances are produced as a protective reaction of the body's immune system to the invasion of disease-producing organisms (see immunity ). Injections of gamma globulin are used to cre... Read more
endocrine system
endocrine system , body control system composed of a group of glands that maintain a stable internal environment by producing chemical regulatory substances called hormones . The endocrine system includes the pituitary gland , thyroid gland , parathyroid glands , adrenal gland , pancreas , ov... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "immune system"

Immune System
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging IMMUNE SYSTEM The immune system provides the body with resistance to disease. Innate immunity is...forms of autoimmunity, as well as cancers involving cells of the immune system, show increased incidence in aged individuals. A complete understanding... Read more
Immune System Development
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence Immune system development Definition The child's immune system is an intricate network of interdependent cell types...fungal, viral infections, and tumor cells. Description The immune system was not recognized as a functional unit of the body until... Read more
immune system
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body immune system Have you ever wondered why you are resistant...This is because you have an efficient immune system which is working overtime to identify...mechanisms of innate immunity, the specific immune system also ‘memorizes’ each encounter... Read more
Immune Globulin
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer Immune globulin Definition Immune globulin is a concentrated...cancer patients whose own immune systems are either not working or...side effect of treatment. Immune globulin can also be called...immunization. For example, immune globulin is given to bone...infections while their own ... Read more
Immune Deficiencies
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions ...that impair the body ’ s immune system so that it is less capable of...Hypogammaglobulinemia Immune response Immune system Primary immune deficiencies Secondary...one or more of the parts of the immune system are missing or not working correctly... Read more
Immune Response
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...nonself — or foreign — requiring the immune system to mount a combat against the nonself. Immune system The immune system is comprised of a network of immune cells that... Read more
Lymphocyte Immune Globulin
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...is a drug used to suppress the immune system. Lymphocyte immune globulin is...Description This drug suppresses the immune system by slowing down T cells, cells...in immunity. Without them, the immune system is essentially paralyzed. Lymphocyte... Read more
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME A disease...can lead to death. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS...disease that attacks the body's immune system making it unable to resist...identified in 1981, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS...host cells. When the body's immune ... Read more
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Book article from: World Encyclopedia acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) Fatal disease caused by a retrovirus...cells (which help the production of antibodies) and renders the body's immune system incapable of resisting infection. The first diagnosis was made in New... Read more
lymphatic system
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...vital component of the body's immune system . All blood capillaries are to...take part in the processes of the immune system mediated by the lymphocytes which...lymph nodes are outposts of the immune system, well placed to challenge bacterial... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "immune system"

artificial immune system
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing artificial immune system A type of machine learning . Biological immune systems are natural adaptive learning systems...processes identified within animal immune systems. They attempt to learn and recognize... Read more
immune system
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition immune system Series of defence mechanisms of the body. There are two major parts: humoral, mediated through antibodies secreted into the circulation... Read more
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS...fatally depresses the human immune system, was recognized in the United...seen only in patients with immune dysfunction and KS in elderly...men were suffering from an immune-system deficiency related ... Read more
immune
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...antibodies or sensitized white blood cells: they were naturally immune to hepatitis B. ∎  protected or exempt, esp. from an obligation or the effects of something: they are immune from legal action. ∎  not affected or influenced by something: no one is immune to his immense charm. ... Read more
closed system
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management closed system A system that is unaffected by influences from outside its boundaries. While a real system that is totally immune to outside influences is hard to imagine, the concept can be useful as a theoretical model. Read more
ABO system
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ABO system One of the most important human blood group systems. The system is based on the presence or absence of antigens A and...agglutination ). The table illustrates the basis of the system: people of blood group O are described as ‘universal...give blood to those of any of the other ... Read more
vascular system
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology vascular system 1. A specialized network of vessels...groups, possess a blood vascular system , which enables the passage of...against pathogens and damage via the immune system. A water vascular system is characteristic of the Echinodermata... Read more
histocompatibility
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...organism will be tolerated by the immune system of another organism. For any animal, it is essential that its immune system can distinguish its own tissues...restricted to certain cell types of the immune system, including macrophages, B cells... Read more
AIDS
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) An illness that became widespread during the...It is caused by the HIV virus, which gradually destroys a person's immune system until he or she develops AIDS. There is no final cure for AIDS, which... Read more
tolerance
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...by which the cells of the immune system are constrained from mounting an immune response against `self' tissues...also embraces failure of the immune response in an animal exposed...foreign antigen to which an immune response would normally be...life, presumably when the immune ... Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "immune system"

proof
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...the proofs of a book synonyms : page proof, galley proof, galley. • adjective  no system is proof against theft synonyms : resistant, immune, unaffected, invulnerable, impenetrable, impervious, repellent. Read more
medicine
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...age) gynecology (women) hematology (blood) histology (tissues) immunology (immune system) internal medicine (internal organs) myology (muscles) neurology (nervous system) nosology (disease classification) nuclear medicine (radioactivity) obstetrics... Read more
open
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...informal up for grabs. antonyms: unavailable, filled.   8. the system is open to abuse synonyms : vulnerable to, subject to, susceptible...to, an easy target for, at risk of, permitting of. antonym: immune.   9. she was open about her feelings synonyms : frank... Read more

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The immune system: everybody's defensive line. (includes related article on bolstering the immune system)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 4/1/1989; ; 700+ words ; The Immune System It's a dangerous world out there. Fungi...efficient and intricate survival kit, the immune system, that wards off these invaders. Because of the immune system, roughly 90 percent of the viruses and... Read more
The immune system (Part 1 of 2): T cells, B cells, and cytokines.
Newspaper article from: HIV Treatment: ALERTS!; 4/1/2005; ; 692 words ; The immune system is a complex system whose main job is...invaders like bacteria or viruses. The immune system works by distinguishing between the...body. To accomplish its mission, the immune system has a large army with which to work... Read more
Immune System Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information about Disorders of the Immune System, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2005; 119 words ; 0780807480 Immune system disorders sourcebook; basic consumer healthinformation about disorders of the immune system..., 2d ed. Ed. by Joyce Brennfleck...sourcebook of overviews on key topics in immune system function and disease. Information about... Read more
Protective proteins - bodyguards at work. (immune system)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 2/1/1993; 700+ words ; As the immune system patrols the body for biological troublemakers...to recruit MCP and DAF to tell the immune system what to kill and what to leave alone...chemically ward off strikes from the immune system. Researchers who found them on the... Read more
The neonatal immune system and risk of allergy a delicate balancing act, positively influenced by probiotics and fatty acids.
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...balanced development of the neonatal immune system plays a pivotal role in the risk...and that the development of the immune system in the newborn is dependent on...microbial challenge may drive the immune system towards a cell mediated and tolerogenic... Read more
Effects on the Immune System Associated with Living Near a Pesticide Dump Site.
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...to evaluate the effects on the immune system of living near a Superfund site...importance. Key words: hazardous waste, immune system, micronuclei, organochlorines...to evaluate the effects on the immune system of living near a National Priority... Read more
Aging and the immune system.
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 9/1/1989; ; 700+ words ; AGING & THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Clyde is celebrating his sixty-third...more common in the elderly, whose immune systems have been compromised. The elderly...food supplies. The foundation of our immune system is built around the several defense... Read more
Immune System Disorders Sourcebook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: California Bookwatch; 1/1/2007; 94 words ; Immune System Disorders Sourcebook Joyce Brennfleck...omnigraphics.com The updated second edition of IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK is a 'must' for any...treatments, symptoms, and options for immune disorder sufferers. From clinical presentation... Read more
AIDS Vaccine Researchers Report Having Initial Success.(vaccine development to strengthen immune systems of HIV patients)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 7/17/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...HIV-infected patients' damaged immune systems. If proven successful, they would...patient studies that HIV-damaged immune systems got a boost from the respective...therapeutic vaccines can boost the immune system enough to control HIV infection... Read more
Can IT defenses work like the body's? The model IT system of the future will learn independently and react autonomously--like the human immune system.(information technology )
Magazine article from: Security Management; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...already exists: the biological immune system. This system secures an enormously...ever-changing threats. And the immune system is very successful. Most of us...are rare. Most importantly, the immune system does this all autonomously, with... Read more