Glossary of Terms - December 2002

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.

anastomosis: a communication between or coelescence of blood vessels

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

arthus reaction: local inflammatory response due to deposition of immune complexes in tissues; one type of Immune Complex Initiated Hypersensitivity …