| MKV | killed measles vaccine |
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| MMR | mass miniature radiography; masseter muscle rigidity; maternal mortality rate; measles-mumps-rubella... |
| MR | Maddox rods; magnetic resistance; magnetic resonance; mandibular reflex; mannose-resistant; may repe... |
| MRD | maximum rate of depolarization; measles-rindenpest-distemper [virus group]; medical records departme... |
| MV | measles virus; mechanical ventilation; megavolt; microvascular; microvillus; minute volume; mitral v... |
| haemorrhagic measles | <virology> Haemorrhagic measles is a severe type of measles where the little bumps are darkly coloured because blood has escaped into the skin. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| human measles immune serum | Obtained from the blood of a healthy person who has survived an attack of measles. Synonym: measles convalescent serum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immunization, german measles | See Immunization, MMR. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, measles | See Immunization, MMR. (12 Dec 1998) |
| three-day measles | <disease, virology> An acute, usually benign, infectious disease caused by a togavirus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system. It is characterised by a slight cold, sore throat and fever, followed by enlargement of the postauricular, suboccipital and cervical lymph nodes and the appearances of a fine pink rash that begins on the head and spreads to become generalised. Synonym: German measles, rubeola. Origin: L. Rubellus = reddish, ruber = red (17 Dec 1997) |
| tropical measles | <infectious disease, virology> A disease of uncertain character, somewhat resembling rubella, occurring in southern China. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anti-D immunoglobulin | rHo(D) immune globulin |
| rabies immunoglobulin | rabies immune globulin (human) |
| genes, immunoglobulin | Genes encoding the light and heavy chain segments of immunoglobulins. Light chain gene segments are symbolised l-v (variable), j (joining) and c (constant); ig heavy chain segments have, in addition, a diversity (d) gene. Each segment codes for certain amino acids, and each has a different nucleotide sequence; the genes are assembled by a remarkable shuffling of the segments during b lymphocyte maturation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| receptors, polymeric immunoglobulin | Specialised fc receptors (receptors, fc) for polymeric immunoglobulins, which mediate transcytosis of polymeric IgA and IgM into external secretions. They are found on the surfaces of epithelial cells and hepatocytes. After binding to IgA, the receptor-ligand complex undergoes endocytosis, transport by vesicle, and secretion into the lumen by exocytosis. Before release, the part of the receptor (secretory component) that is bound to IgA is proteolytically cleaved from its transmembrane tail. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cellular immunodeficiency with abnormal immunoglobulin synthesis | An ill-defined group of sporadic disorders of unknown cause, occurring in both males and females and associated with recurrent bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and viral infections; there is thymic hypoplasia with depressed cellular (T-lymphocyte) immunity combined with defective humoral (B-lymphocyte) immunity, although immunoglobulin levels may be normal. Synonym: Nezelof syndrome, Nezelof type of thymic alymphoplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rho(D) immunoglobulin | rHo(D) immune globulin |
| chickenpox immunoglobulin | chickenpox immune globulin (human) |
| pertussis immunoglobulin | A sterile solution of globulin's derived from the plasma of adult human donors who have been immunised with pertussis vaccine; used both prophylactically and therapeutically. Synonym: pertussis immunoglobulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monoclonal immunoglobulin | A homogenous immunoglobulin resulting from the proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells and which, during electrophoresis of serum, appears as a narrow band or "spike"; it is characterised by heavy chains of a single class and subclass, and light chains of a single type. Synonym: M protein, monoclonal protein, paraprotein. (05 Mar 2000) |