#immune system
- Aphthosis — A pathological condition characterized by the appearance of repeated, chronic, or generalized eruptive outbreaks of aphthae on the oral or genital mucosa. It represents a dermatological and stomatological disorder that can be linked to immune imbalances, hereditary factors, or severe episodes of emotional stress.
- Allergosis — A general medical term used to designate any disease, chronic condition, or clinical manifestation of an allergic nature, structurally triggered by the body's hypersensitivity state upon contact with an allergen. It covers a wide range of pathologies such as respiratory allergoses (rhinitis), cutaneous allergoses (hives), or digestive ones.
- Antigenic — The feminine form of the adjective 'antigen' or a feminine noun variant used to designate an immune-triggering substance; it describes a molecular, viral, or cellular structure capable of stimulating the immune system to produce specific antibodies.
- Antipathogenic — Destroying, neutralizing, or blocking the destructive action of pathogenic agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other disease-causing microorganisms in living organisms. This type of structural agent stimulates immune defense mechanisms or acts directly on the microbial cell membrane, preventing the spread of infections.
- Bacteriopexy — A biological phenomenon consisting of the fixation, capture, or retention of bacteria by certain cells (especially macrophages and histiocytes) or organs with phagocytic roles, without them necessarily being destroyed immediately. In an immune sense, bacteriopexy represents an essential clearing stage of blood and lymphatic flows, whereby the body temporarily isolates infectious foci and prevents systemic dissemination of microbes.
- Bacteriostatic — Stopping, inhibiting, or blocking the multiplication and development of bacteria without destroying them directly or irreversibly, leaving the final elimination of the microorganisms to the host's immune system. Biochemically and clinically, bacteriostatic substances (such as certain antibiotics like tetracyclines or macrolides) clearly differentiate from bactericidal agents, which kill microbial cells.