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• Allergy and immunology [r]: In medicine medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder; may be a subspecialty of internal medicine or pediatrics; also includes the biological scientific study of the immune system and the development of laboratory support for immune phenomena ^[e]
• Gell and Coombs classification of immune reactions [r]: Widely used in medicine, a four-group classification for immune hypersensitivity reactions ^[e]
• Immunotherapy [r]: Add brief definition or description

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• Allergy desensitization [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Arachdonic acid [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Leukotriene [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Prostaglandin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Basophil [r]: A circulating leukocyte which, when sensitized to a specific antigen by means of an immunoglobulin E molecule bound to its surface, will release physiologically potent chemicals on recognizing that antigen ^[e]
• Bradykinin [r]: Nonapeptide messenger that is enzymatically produced from kallidin in the blood where it is a potent but short-lived agent of arteriolar dilation and increased capillary permeability. ^[e]
• Histamine [r]: A biogenic amine involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter. ^[e]
• Immunoglobulin [r]: Proteins produced by lymphocytes, which are primarily antibodies to attack material the body considers hostile, although some may act as cytokines, signaling to other cells ^[e]
• Mast cell [r]: Non-circulating, but leukocyte-like (especially basophil) associated with the inflammatory response, especially the release of histamine. ^[e]

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• Ozone [r]: A triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. ^[e]
• Hypersensitivity [r]: In medicine, an altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen. ^[e]