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Short glossary.

Ablation -

the removal of diseased or unwanted tissue from the body by surgical or other means.

Adaptogens -

medications, herbal tonics which are credited with stimulative and restorative powers.

Antigen -

a substance, usually a protein, on the surface of a cell or bacterium that stimulates the production of an antibody.

Antibody -

a protein produced by B cells in the body in response to the presence of an antigen, for example, a bacterium or virus. Antibodies are a primary form of immune response in resistance to disease and act by attaching themselves to a foreign antigen and weakening or destroying it.

Apgar -

a score that is given after assessing the condition of a newborn baby in the five areas of heart rate, breathing, skin color, muscle tone, and reflex response. Each area has a maximum of two points.
[Named for the U.S. physician Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), who developed it].

Biopsy -

the removal of a sample of tissue from a living person for laboratory examination.

Vitamins -

any of various organic substances essential in small quantities to the nutrition and normal metabolism of most animals.

Hemolysis -

the destruction of red blood cells and the release of the hemoglobin they contain.

Health -

the general condition of the body or mind, especially in terms of the presence or absence of illnesses, injuries, or impairments.

Immunity -

a body’s ability to resist a particular disease, whether existing naturally or as a result of inoculation or previous infection ( acquired immunity ). In active immunity, the body itself produces appropriate antibodies and lymphocytes, while in passive immunity, antibodies are introduced from another source, as from mother to fetus.

Immunodeficiency -

the inability, either inborn or acquired, of the body to produce an adequate immune response to fight disease.

Carcinogenic -

capable of causing cancer.

Lactostasis -

congestion of the milk in mammary glands.

Teratogen -

an agent, for example, a chemical, virus, or ionizing radiation, that interrupts or alters the normal development of a fetus, with results that are evident at birth.

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