Hapten
In immunology, haptens are small molecules that elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein;
Sugar-coat (etymology)
also sugarcoat, 1870, originally of medicine; figuratively, “make more palatable,” from 1910; from sugar (n.) + coat (v.). Related: Sugarc
Poison (etymology)
poison (n.) c. 1200, poisoun, “a deadly potion or substance,” also figuratively, “spiritually corrupting ideas; evil intentions,” from Old French&
Dysaesthesia aethiopica (lazy slave illness called rascality by the overseers)
In psychiatry, dysaesthesia aethiopica (“Black (Ethiopian) bad feeling) was an alleged mental illness described by American physician&
Drapetomania quotes
In the nineteenth century, … official Western medicine recognized drapetomania, the tendency of slaves to run away from their owners, as a disease. … With hindsight, d
Drapetomania (hypothesized as the cause of enslaved Africans fleeing captivity)
Drapetomania was a supposed mental illness that, in 1851, American physician Samuel A. Cartwright hypothesized as the cause of enslaved Africans
Samuel Adolphus Cartwright (“the most prominent physician, surgeon, and medical scientist in antebellum Mississippi”)
Samuel Adolphus Cartwright (November 3, 1793 – May 2, 1863) was an American physician who practiced in Mississippi and Louisiana in the antebellum&n
T helper cells (Th cells), also known as CD4+ cells or CD4-positive cells
The T helper cells (Th cells), also known as CD4+ cells or CD4-positive cells, are a type of T cell that play an important role in the adaptive immune system. They aid th
Cochineal Etymology
cochineal (n.) “brilliant crimson dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of a species of insect,” 1580s, from French cochenille (16c.), probably from Sp
Surfeit human gene cluster
Surfeit is a human gene cluster that consists of a group of very tightly linked genes on chromosome 9 that do not share sequence similarity. Genes in this cluster are numbered
List of human clusters of differentiation (OR CD) MOLECULES
* = group; ** = not listed on hcdm CD1* MHC-like molecule that presents lipid molecules CD1a CD1a (Cluster of Differentiation 1a), or T-cell surface glycoprotein&nbs
Calmodulin
Calmodulin (CaM) (an abbreviation for calcium-modulated protein) is a multifunctional intermediate calcium-binding messenger protein expressed in all eukaryotic cells.[1] It is
A Weird Thing Happened On The Way To Wikpedia
For some reason I looked up Helmut Ringsdorf (and if I find the reason again I will surely post it here but it may have had to do with fertility vaccines…not sure if those ca
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is an infusion of horse or rabbit-derived antibodies against human T cells and their precursors (thymocytes), which is used in the prevention and t
Ghouls (and a few other things)
GHOULS A ghoul is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid. The concept originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. Modern fiction often uses the term to label a certain kind of un