9.1: Main Terms

Pharmacology - Principles and Application for Medical Assistants · LibreTexts

0%

Contents

    Text

    Size
    100%
    Theme
    Typeface
    Line length
    Spacing

    From LibreTexts, under CC BY 4.0, as the source states it; its equations are written in TeX, which the PDF shows typeset. This page at LibreTexts.

    Anaphylaxis – a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs rapidly after exposure to an allergen

    Antibodies – proteins that bind specifically to antigens to mark them for destruction by immune cells

    Antigens – molecules on the surface of pathogens that trigger an immune response

    Immune system – defense system that the human body relies on to protect against pathogens

    Leukocytes – white blood cells

    Pathogen – a foreign invader in the human body

    Vaccine – contains a weakened form of a pathogen or a part of it to trigger the formation of memory cells without causing illness.

    This page titled 9.1: Main Terms was last modified on Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:29:30 GMT and is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Anna Jannak (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)) .