Glossary of Terms - Columns-Mold - November 2003

The following terms are found throughout this issue of COLUMNS-Mold. The definitions are from the 1995 edition of Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary unless otherwise stated.

antibody: any of a large number of proteins produced normally after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response

antigen: a substance capable of stimulating an immune response

apical: of, relating to, or situated at an apex (a narrowed or pointed end of an anatomical structure)

aspergillosis: opportunistic infections caused by Aspergillus sp and inhaled as mold conidia, leading to hyphal growth and invasion of blood vessels, hemorrhagic necrosis, …