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| acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
a serious viral disease of the body's immune system, transferred through blood, sexual contact, contaminated hypodermic needles, or the like; AIDS. |
| AIDS |
acronym of "acquired immune deficiency syndrome," a serious viral disease of the body's immune system, transferred through blood, sexual contact, contaminated hypodermic needles, or the like. |
| autoimmune |
characterized by or relating to a condition in which normal cells are attacked by the body's own immune system. |
| cortisol |
a hormone released from the adrenal cortex in response to stress that suppresses the immune system and increases blood sugar. When used as a drug, this hormone is called hydrocortisone. |
| cyclophosphamide |
a chemotherapeutic drug that suppresses the immune system, used esp. in the treatment of lymphomas. |
| HIV |
abbreviation of "human immunodeficiency virus," the retrovirus that causes the disease AIDS by infecting and destroying T cells in the immune system. |
| human immunodeficiency virus |
the retrovirus that causes the disease AIDS by infecting and destroying T cells in the immune system; HIV. |
| immunocompromised |
having an impaired or weakened immune system, as by disease or drugs. |
| immunoglobulin |
a protein of the immune system that acts as an antibody. |
| lupus |
a disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, resulting in any of a variety of symptoms such as skin lesions, lung inflammation, or liver dysfunction. |
| methotrexate |
A toxic analog of folate that is used as a chemotherapy agent, an immune system suppressant, and an abortifacient. |
| spleen |
a ductless organ on the left side near the stomach, which filters and stores blood, destroys certain worn-out red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells of the immune system. [1/2 definitions] |
| thymosin |
any of several hormones secreted by the thymus that stimulate the immune system by promoting the development of T cells. |
| vaccine |
a specimen of modified, killed, or avirulent viruses or bacteria, used to inoculate persons or animals in order to stimulate their immune systems to protect against virulent strains. [1/3 definitions] |
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