| 영문 | symptomatic therapy | 한글 | 대증요법 |
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| 설명 | 병의 원인을 찾아 없애기 곤란한 상황에서, 겉으로 나타난 병의 증상에 대응하여 처치를 하는 치료법. 열이 높을 때에 얼음주머니를 대거나 해열제를 써서 열을 내리게 하는 따위가 이에 속한다. |
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| 영문 | radiation therapy | 한글 | 방사선요법 |
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| 설명 | X선, γ선의 전자방사선이나 전자선, 양자선, 중성자선 등의 입자방사선을 이용해, 주로 악성 종양 치료를 목적으로 하는 치료법이다. 암세포가 주위의 정상세포보다도 방사선 감수성이 높은 점을 이용하여, 정상세포의 손상을 가능한 한 최소로 억제하면서 암세포를 파괴한다. 사용되는 방사선에는 밀봉소선원에서 나오는 γ선, 직선가속기에서 얻어지는 고에너지 X선과 전자선, 텔레코발트장치에 의한 60Co의 γ선과, 베타트론에 의한 전자선, 사이크로트론에서 얻어지는 양자선, 중성자선 등이 있다. |
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| 영문 | radiation therapy | 한글 | 방사선치료 |
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| 설명 | 방사선의 살균효과나 세포를 죽이는 효과를 치료에 이용하는 방법으로, 좁은 의미로 암의 방사선치료를 의미한다. 암에 대한 방사선치료는 암세포를 죽이는데 효과가 큰 베타선을 주로 사용한다. 하지만, 이런 방사선치료는 정상세포에도 큰 영향을 끼쳐 이에 따른 기능의 장애를 가져올 수 있다. 따라서 방사선치료에 있어서는 단지 그 암세포에 대한 작용뿐만 아니라, 정상세포에 대한 작용도 고려하여 시행한다. |
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| 영문 | speech therapy | 한글 | 언어치료 |
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| 설명 | 말을 정확하게 발음할 수 없거나 더듬는 환자에게 발음, 대화 따위의 훈련을 전문적으로 행하는 치료법. |
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| 영문 | therapy | 한글 | 요법 |
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| 설명 | 병을 낫게 하는 것 또는 그 방법. |
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| GT | gait training; galactosyl transferase; gastrostomy; generation time; genetic therapy; gingiva treatm... |
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| RT | radiologic technologist; radiotelemetry; radiotherapy; radium therapy; rapid tranquilization; reacti... |
| CIT | citrate; combined intermittent therapy; conjugated-immunoglobulin technique; crossed intrinsic trans... |
| AART | American Association for Rehabilitation Therapy; American Association for Respiratory Therapy |
| ACT | achievement through counseling and treatment; actin; actinomycin; activated clotting time; advanced ... |
| serum immunoglobulin electrophoresis | A test that detects and measures the various immunoglobulins in the blood. In the normal assay no monoclonal antibodies are detected. In multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia a single clone of lymphocytes can produce one type of immunoglobulin that is detected in the electrophoresis as monoclonal (made by one cell clone). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| immunoglobulin | <immunology> A specific protein substance that is produced by plasma cells to aid in fighting infection. Some immunoglobulins (gamma globulin) take part in various immune responses of the body to bacteria or foreign substances (allergens, tumour or transplanted tissue). Examples include IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD and IgE. (30 Mar 1998) |
| immunoglobulin A | <immunology> Major class of immunoglobulin of external secretions in mammals, also found in serum and body fluids such as tears and saliva and in the respiratory, reproductive, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. Immunoglobulin A protects the bodys mucosal surfaces from infection and in secretions, it is found as a dimer (400 kD) joined by a short J chain and linked to a secretory portion or transport piece. In serum found as a monomer (170 kD). Immunoglobulin A is the main mechanism for providing local immunity against infections in the gut or respiratory tract and may act by reducing the binding between an immunoglobulin A coated micro organism and a host epithelial cell. Present in human colostrum but not transferred across the placenta. Have heavy chains. (30 Mar 1998) |
| immunoglobulin allotypes | Hereditary serologic types based on antigenic differences in the light and heavy chains of immunoglobulins due to allelic genes in the gene loci coding the chains. The inv system applies to the kappa light chains, the gm system applies to the heavy chains of IgG. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunoglobulin class switching | Gene rearrangement of the b-lymphocyte which results in a substitution in the type of heavy-chain constant region that is expressed. This allows the effector response to change while the antigen binding specificity (variable region) remains the same. The majority of class switching occurs by a DNA recombination event but it also can take place at the level of RNA processing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunoglobulin constant region | That region of the immunoglobulin (antibody) molecule that is invariable in its amino acid sequence within any class of immunoglobulins. It confers the biological specificity to the ig and is grossly species specific. It comprises the c-terminus half of the light chains and three quarters or more of the heavy chains, all of the fc fragment, and the c-terminus half of the fab fragment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunoglobulin D | <immunology> This immunoglobulin (184 kD) is present at a low level (3-400 mcg/ml) but is a major immunoglobulin on the surface of B lymphocytes where it may play a role in antigen recognition. Its structure resembles that of immunoglobulin G but the heavy chains are of the delta type. (30 Mar 1998) |
| immunoglobulin domains | Structural units of immunoglobulin heavy or light chains that are composed of approximately 110 amino acids. Light chains of an immunoglobulin are composed of one constant domain and one variable domain. Heavy chains are composed of either three or four constant domains and one variable domain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immunoglobulin E | <immunology> Class of immunoglobulin (188 kD) associated with immediate type hypersensitivity reactions and helminth infections. Present in very low amounts in serum and mostly bound to mast cells and basophils that have an immunoglobulin E specific Fc receptor (FceR). Immunoglobulin E has a high carbohydrate content and is also present in external secretions. Heavy chain of epsilon type. (30 Mar 1998) |
| immunoglobulin electrophoresis | <immunology, investigation> A test that detects and measures the various immunoglobulins in the blood. In the normal assay no monoclonal antibodies are detected but in multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia a single clone of lymphocytes can produce one type of immunoglobulin that is detected in the electrophoresis as monoclonal (made by one cell clone). (30 Mar 1998) |
| immunoglobulin G | <immunology> The classical immunoglobulin class also called 7S IgG (150 kD). Composed of two identical light and two identical heavy chains, the constant region sequence of the heavy chains being of the type. The molecule can be described in another way as being composed of two Fab and an Fc fragment. The Fabs include the antigen combining sites, the Fc region consists of the remaining constant sequence domains of the heavy chains and contains cell binding and complement binding sites. Immunoglobulin Gs act on pathogens by agglutinating them, by opsonising them, by activating complement mediated reactions against cellular pathogens and by neutralising toxins. They can pass across the placenta to the foetus as maternal antibodies, unlike other Ig classes. In humans four main subclasses are known, IgG2 differs from the rest in not being transferred across the placenta and IgG4 does not fix complement. Immunoglobulin G is present at 8-16 mg/ml in serum. Synonym: gamma globulin. (30 Mar 1998) |
| immunoglobulin gm allotypes | Hereditary allotypic markers associated with the heavy chain of IgG. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunoglobulin G subclass deficiency | A rare inherited disorder in which there are reduced levels of one or more IgG subclasses resulting from defective heavy chain genes or an abnormality in the regulation of immunoglobulin isotype switching. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immunoglobulin idiotypes | Unique, genetically controlled determinants present on antibodies whose specificity is limited to a single group of proteins (e.g., another antibody molecule or an individual myeloma protein). The idiotype appears to represent the antigenicity of the antigen-binding site of the antibody and to be genetically codetermined with it. The idiotypic determinants have been precisely located to the variable regions of both immunoglobin polypeptide chains. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunoglobulin inv allotypes | Hereditary allotypic markers associated with the light chain of IgG. (12 Dec 1998) |