anti-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against”).


linfa

Learned borrowing from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

(physiology, immunology) lymph (fluid carried by the lymphatic system)


linfonodo

(anatomy, immunology) lymph node (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system)


alergia

/ɐ.lɨɾˈʒi.ɐ/

From French allergie, from German Allergie. See English allergy for more.

(pathology, immunology) allergy (disorder of the immune system)


amígdala

amígdalas (plural)
amídala (alternative Brazil)
amygdala (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa and mandorla.

(anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)


anergia

/ɐ.nɨɾˈʒi.ɐ/

(immunology) anergy (lack of immunity to an antigen)


antígeno

(immunology) antigen (substance that induces an immune response)


autoanticorpo

pt-noun

autoanticorpo m (plural autoanticorpos, metaphonic)

autoanticorpos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

(immunology) autoantibody (antibody formed in response to an autoantigen)


antitóxico

pt-adj

antitóxico (feminine antitóxica, masculine plural antitóxicos, feminine plural antitóxicas)

antitóxica (feminine)
antitóxicos (masculine plural)
antitóxicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) antitoxic (that counteracts a toxin or poison)


antitoxina

(immunology) antitoxin (antibody to a specific toxin)


antigenemia

(pathology, immunology) antigenemia (the presence of antigens in the bloodstream)


antitransglutaminase

(biochemistry, immunology) antitransglutaminase (targeting transglutaminase)


aglutina

(immunology) agglutin (any antibody that causes agglutination of cells)


anafilaxia

(immunology) anaphylaxis (severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen)


antineuronal

antineuronal m or f (plural antineuronais)

(immunology) antineuronal (acting against neurons)


imunodeficiência

pt-noun

imunodeficiência f (plural imunodeficiências)


patógeno

(immunology, pathology) pathogen (an organism or substance that causes disease)


aglutinação

From Latin agglutinatio. By surface analysis, aglutinar + -ção.

(biology, immunology) agglutination (clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria)


célula branca

célula branca f (plural células brancas)

(hematology, cytology, immunology) white blood cell (type of blood cell involved in immune response)


gânglio linfático

gânglio linfático m (plural gânglios linfáticos)


tonsila

(anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small mass of lymphoid tissue)


ablastina

(immunology) ablastin (antibody efficient against some protozoans)


sistema imunológico

sistema imunológico m (plural sistemas imunológicos)

(anatomy, immunology) immune system (system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms)


antiperinuclear

pt-adj

antiperinuclear m or f (plural antiperinucleares)

(immunology) antiperinuclear (that is counter to a given perinuclear material)


linfócito

(cytology, immunology) lymphocyte (type of white blood cell)


monócito

(immunology, cytology) monocyte (type of blood leukocyte)


quimiocina

(biochemistry, immunology) chemokine (cytokine produced during inflammation)


alergenicidade

(immunology) allergenicity (the property of being allergenic)


alergizante

alergizante m or f (plural alergizantes)

(immunology) allergenic (producing an allergy)


aloanticorpo

pt-noun

aloanticorpo m (plural aloanticorpos, metaphonic)

aloanticorpos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

(immunology) alloantibody (antibody involved in alloimmunity)


aloantígeno

(immunology) alloantigen (antigen that stimulates the production of antibodies in other individuals of a species)


aloimune

(immunology) alloimmune (characterised by alloimmunity)


aloimunidade

(immunology) alloimmunity (immune response to foreign antigens from members of the same species)


aloimunização

(immunology) alloimmunization (the process of becoming alloimmune)


alorreatividade

(cytology, immunology) alloreactivity (the reaction of a lymphocyte or antibody with an alloantigen)


alorreativo

pt-adj

alorreativo (feminine alorreativa, masculine plural alorreativos, feminine plural alorreativas)

alorreativa (feminine)
alorreativos (masculine plural)
alorreativas (feminine plural)

(immunology) alloreactive (pertaining to, or causing alloreactivity)


alotípico

alotípico (feminine alotípica, masculine plural alotípicos, feminine plural alotípicas)

alotípica (feminine)
alotípicos (masculine plural)
alotípicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) allotypic (pertaining to an allotype)


alótipo

(immunology) allotype (the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual)


amigdalar

(immunology) tonsillar (pertaining to the tonsils)


anafilactoide

anafilactoide m or f (plural anafilactoides)

(immunology, pharmacology) anaphylactoid (pertaining to or resembling anaphylaxis)


anafilático

anafilático (feminine anafilática, masculine plural anafiláticos, feminine plural anafiláticas)

anafilática (feminine)
anafiláticos (masculine plural)
anafiláticas (feminine plural)

(immunology) anaphylactic (pertaining to anaphylaxis)


anatoxina

(immunology) anatoxin; toxoid (toxin that has had its toxic properties removed)


anatóxico

anatóxico (feminine anatóxica, masculine plural anatóxicos, feminine plural anatóxicas)

anatóxica (feminine)
anatóxicos (masculine plural)
anatóxicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) anatoxic (relating to anatoxins)


antigangliosídeos

(immunology, of an antibody) that reacts to self-gangliosides


antirribonucleoproteína

(immunology, of an antibody) autoimmune against ribonucleoprotein


antitiroglobulina

(immunology, of an antibody) targetting thyroglobulin


anti-hepatite

(immunology) antihepatitic (countering hepatitis)


anti-herpesvírus

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˌɛʁ.piʒˈvi.ɾuʃ/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˌɛχ.piʒˈvi.ɾuʃ]

/ˌɐ̃.tiˌɛɾ.pɨʒˈvi.ɾuʃ/

/ˌɐ̃.tiˌɛɾ.pɨʒˈvi.ɾuʃ/

/ˌɐ̃.tiˌɛɾ.pɨʒˈbi.ɾuʃ/

[ˌɐ̃.tiˌɛɾ.pɨʒˈβi.ɾuʃ]

(immunology) antiherpesvirus (preventing or countering herpesvirus)


antianafilaxia

(immunology) antianaphylaxis (desensitisation to antigens)


antianticorpo

pt-noun

antianticorpo m (plural antianticorpos, metaphonic)

antianticorpos (plural)
metaphonic (plural)

(immunology) antiantibody (an antibody that binds to other antibodies)


anticardiolipina

(medicine, immunology) anticardiolipin (directed against cardiolipin)


anticavalo

A floculação entre um sôro de cavalo e um sôro de coelho anti-cavalo, por exemplo, é desde há muito admitida […]

1929, Instituto, jornal scientifico e litterario, volume 78, Coimbra: Instituto de Coimbra, page 307:

Repetimos a preparação de alguns soros precipitantes com características pouco adequadas para a aplicação do teste. Assim, novos soros anticabra, anticavalo e antitatu foram preparados pela mesma técnica e absorvidos, como os anteriores, fazendo exceção o sôro anticabra, ao qual deixamos de adicionar o sôro de boi.

1960, Astolpho Ferraz de Siqueira, “Estudos sobre a reação identificação de sangue da precipitina aplicada à ingerido por triatomíneos”, in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, volume 2, number 1, São Paulo, page 48:

Inoculando-se, por exemplo, sangue de coelho em outro coelho, não se produz anticorpo, mas se injetarmos sangue de cavalo em coelho, formar-se-á o respectivo anticorpo anticavalo.

1961, Otto Bier, Bacteriologia e imunologia, em suas aplicações à medicina e à higiene, São Paulo: Melhoramentos, page 190:

A cada lâmina foi adicionado o conjugado Fluorine H (BIOLAB) anticão e anticavalo, marcados com isotiocianato de fluoresceína.

2006 March 2, “Caracterização de Rickettsia spp. circulante em foco silencioso de febre maculosa brasileira no Município de Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brasil”, in Cadernos de Saúde Pública, volume 22, number 3, →DOI, page 497:

(immunology) antihorse (that reacts with the immunoglobins found in horses)


anticaxumba

(immunology) antimumps (working against mumps)


anticentrómero

(immunology) anticentromere (that bind/react with antigens associated with the centromere)


anticocaína

(pharmacology, immunology) anticocaine (countering the effects of cocaine)


anticoelho

(immunology) antirabbit (that reacts with the immunoglobins found in rabbits)


anticomplementar

pt-adj

anticomplementar m or f (plural anticomplementares)

(immunology) anticomplementary (that diminishes the action of an immunological complement)


anticromatina

(immunology) antichromatin (directed against chromatin)


antiesquistossomótico

antiesquistossomótico (feminine antiesquistossomótica, masculine plural antiesquistossomóticos, feminine plural antiesquistossomóticas)

antiesquistossomótica (feminine)
antiesquistossomóticos (masculine plural)
antiesquistossomóticas (feminine plural)

(immunology, pharmacology) antischistosomal (that counters the effects of schistosomiasis)


antiestafilocócico

antiestafilocócico (feminine antiestafilocócica, masculine plural antiestafilocócicos, feminine plural antiestafilocócicas)

antiestafilocócica (feminine)
antiestafilocócicos (masculine plural)
antiestafilocócicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) antistaphylococcal (that counters Staphylococcus infection)


antiestreptocócico

antiestreptocócico (feminine antiestreptocócica, masculine plural antiestreptocócicos, feminine plural antiestreptocócicas)

antiestreptocócica (feminine)
antiestreptocócicos (masculine plural)
antiestreptocócicas (feminine plural)
antiestreptocóccico (alternative)

(immunology) antistreptococcic (countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus)


antiestreptolisina

pt-noun

antiestreptolisina f (plural antiestreptolisinas)

(biochemistry, immunology) antistreptolysin (an antibody made against streptolysin)


antifagocítico

pt-adj

antifagocítico (feminine antifagocítica, masculine plural antifagocíticos, feminine plural antifagocíticas)

antifagocítica (feminine)
antifagocíticos (masculine plural)
antifagocíticas (feminine plural)

(immunology) antiphagocytic (impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes)


antifibrina

(immunology) antifibrin (that generates an immune reaction to fibrin)


antifosfolipídico

antifosfolipídico (feminine antifosfolipídica, masculine plural antifosfolipídicos, feminine plural antifosfolipídicas)

antifosfolipídica (feminine)
antifosfolipídicos (masculine plural)
antifosfolipídicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) antiphospholipid (counteracting phospholipids)


antigenicamente

(immunology) antigenically (in the manner of an antigen)


antigenicidade

pt-noun

antigenicidade f (plural antigenicidades)

(immunology) antigenicity (the ability to react with the products of an immune response)


antigliadina

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɡlɪ.aˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ɡlɪ.aˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ]

(immunology, of an antibody) antigliadin (acting against gliadin)


antiglobulina

(immunology) antiglobulin (antihuman globulin)


antigénico

pt-adj

antigénico (feminine antigénica, masculine plural antigénicos, feminine plural antigénicas)

antigénica (feminine)
antigénicos (masculine plural)
antigénicas (feminine plural)
antigênico (alternative Brazil)

(immunology) antigenic (of or relating to antigens)


antileishmânia

(immunology, pharmacology) antileishmania (acting against Leishmania parasites)


antimacrófago

(immunology) antimacrophage (that counters the activity of macrophages)


antimitocondrial

antimitocondrial m or f (plural antimitocondriais)

(immunology) antimitochondrial (that binds or reacts with antigens associated with mitochondria)


antimurino

antimurino (feminine antimurina, masculine plural antimurinos, feminine plural antimurinas)

antimurina (feminine)
antimurinos (masculine plural)
antimurinas (feminine plural)

(immunology, of an antibody) antimurine (reacting with the immunoglobins found in murine animals)


antineutrofílico

antineutrofílico (feminine antineutrofílica, masculine plural antineutrofílicos, feminine plural antineutrofílicas)

antineutrofílica (feminine)
antineutrofílicos (masculine plural)
antineutrofílicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) antineutrophilic (acting against neutrophils)


antipeptídeo

(immunology) antipeptide (that produces an immune response to a specific peptide sequence)


antiplaquetas

(immunology) antiplatelet (destroying blood platelets)


antipneumocócico

antipneumocócico (feminine antipneumocócica, masculine plural antipneumocócicos, feminine plural antipneumocócicas)

antipneumocócica (feminine)
antipneumocócicos (masculine plural)
antipneumocócicas (feminine plural)

(immunology) antipneumococcic (acting against pneumococcus)


antiqueratina

(immunology) antikeratin (that targets keratin)


antirrubéola

(immunology) antirubella (working against rubella)


antissarampo

(immunology) antimeasles (working against measles)


antissintetase

(immunology) antisynthetase (that disrupts the action of synthetase enzymes)


antissoro

(medicine, immunology) antiserum (serum containing antigens)


antitifoide

antitifoide m or f (plural antitifoides)

antitifoides (plural)
antitifóide (alternative)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈfɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈfɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

(immunology) antityphoid (countering typhoid fever)


antitirosinase

(biochemistry, immunology) antityrosinase (that counters the action of tyrosinase)


antitropomiosina

(immunology) antitropomyosin (that counters the action of tropomyosin)


antivaríola

(immunology) antismallpox (preventing or countering smallpox)


antivenenoso

antivenenoso (feminine antivenenosa, masculine plural antivenenosos, feminine plural antivenenosas, metaphonic)

antivenenosa (feminine)
antivenenosos (masculine plural)
antivenenosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(pharmacology, immunology) antivenomous (acting against venom)


fagocitose

(immunology, cytology) phagocytosis (the process by which a cell internalises foreign bodies)


imunoglobulina

pt-noun

imunoglobulina f (plural imunoglobulinas)

(biochemistry, immunology) immunoglobulin (glycoprotein protecting the host)


vacinar

pt-verb

vacinar (first-person singular present vacino, first-person singular preterite vacinei, past participle vacinado)

vacino (first-person present singular)
vacinei (first-person preterite singular)
vacinado (participle past)
vacinar (impersonal infinitive)
vacinar (first-person infinitive singular)
vacinares (infinitive second-person singular)
vacinar (infinitive singular third-person)
vacinarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
vacinardes (infinitive plural second-person)
vacinarem (infinitive plural third-person)
vacinando (gerund)
vacinado (masculine participle past singular)
vacinados (masculine participle past plural)
vacinada (feminine participle past singular)
vacinadas (feminine participle past plural)
vacino (first-person indicative present singular)
vacinas (indicative present second-person singular)
vacina (indicative present singular third-person)
vacinamos (first-person indicative plural present)
vacinais (indicative plural present second-person)
vacinam (indicative plural present third-person)
vacinava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
vacinavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
vacinava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
vacinávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vacináveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
vacinavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
vacinei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
vacinaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
vacinou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
vacinamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
vacinámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
vacinastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
vacinaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
vacinara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
vacinaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
vacinara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
vacináramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
vacináreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
vacinaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
vacinarei (first-person future indicative singular)
vacinarás (future indicative second-person singular)
vacinará (future indicative singular third-person)
vacinaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
vacinareis (future indicative plural second-person)
vacinarão (future indicative plural third-person)
vacinaria (conditional first-person singular)
vacinarias (conditional second-person singular)
vacinaria (conditional singular third-person)
vacinaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
vacinaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
vacinariam (conditional plural third-person)
vacine (first-person present singular subjunctive)
vacines (present second-person singular subjunctive)
vacine (present singular subjunctive third-person)
vacinemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vacineis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
vacinem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
vacinasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
vacinasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
vacinasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
vacinássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vacinásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
vacinassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
vacinar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
vacinares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
vacinar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
vacinarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
vacinardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
vacinarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
vacina (imperative second-person singular)
vacine (imperative singular third-person)
vacinemos (first-person imperative plural)
vacinai (imperative plural second-person)
vacinem (imperative plural third-person)
não vacines (imperative negative second-person singular)
não vacine (imperative negative singular third-person)
não vacinemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não vacineis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não vacinem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(public health, immunology) to vaccinate (to treat with a vaccine)


variação antigénica

pt-noun

variação antigénica f (plural variações antigénicas)

variações antigénicas (plural)
variação antigênica (alternative Brazil)

(immunology) antigenic variation (the mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favour of circumventing a host immune response)


reação de Arthus

reação de Arthus f (plural reações de Arthus)

(immunology) Arthus reaction (hypersensitivity reaction involving the in situ formation of antigen/antibody complexes)