| Immune: |
having a high degree of resistance to a disease or marked by a protection to a disease |
| Immune Response: |
a bodily response to an antigen to induce the formulation of antibodies, which are capable of reacting to the antigen and rendering it harmless |
| Immunity: |
state of being immune |
| Immunization: |
procedure of creating immunity |
| Active Immunization: |
procedure of inducing immunity by administration of an antigen |
| Vaccination: |
see Active Immunization |
| Passive Immunization: |
procedure of providing immunity by administration of antibodies |
| Antigen: |
protein and/or carbohydrate substance capable of inducing an immune response |
| Antibody: |
immunoglobulins which are produced in response to specific antigens and are capable of counteracting the effects of that antigen |
| Immunocompetence: |
capable of exhibiting a normal immune response |
| Immunodeficient: |
Inability of exhibiting a normal immune response |
| Immunocompromised: |
see Immunodeficient |
| Immunogen: |
An antigen that produces an immune response |
| Immunoglobulins: |
are types of proteins, which are products of differentiated B cells and mediate humoral immune response |
| Immunoreactive: |
reactive to a particular antigen |
| Immunosuppression: |
suppression of normal immune response by any treatment and/or disease |
| Immunotherapy: |
procedure of creating immunity used in the treatment of a disease |
| Vaccine: |
a suspension of attenuated live or killed micro-organisms or antigenic portions of these agents to be given to a host to induce immunity and prevent disease |
| Toxoid: |
a modified bacterium toxin that has been made non-toxic but is capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies |
| Immune Goblulins: |
also known as specific immunoglobulins, refer to immunoglobulins used primarily for maintenance of the immunity of persons with immunodeficiency disorders or passive immunization when there is no opportunity for active immunization |
| Antitoxin: |
an antibody derived from the serum of animals after stimulation with specific antigens and used to provide immunity. |
