immunotactoid

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/ˌɪmjunoʊˈtæktɔɪd/

adjective

Of or relating to immunotactoids.

“immunotactoids seen on histopathology”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveimmunotactoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenoun adjunct/attributiveOf or relating to immunotactoids.

    whereas immunotactoid glomerulonephritis usually manifests clinically with nephrotic syndrome

nounimmunotactoid (plural immunotactoids)

plural immunotactoids

  1. biologyA tactoid of immune origin and formation, composed of immune complexes, monoclonal proteins, or both; such microscopic structures (described variously as microtubules, tubules, fibrils, or crystals) can interfere with glomerular function in the kidneys.

    immunotactoids seen on histopathology

    1 more example

    Because immunotactoids may be composed of either immune complexes or monoclonal proteins, which are capable of forming tactoids or microtubules, the variability in the size and the orientation of the tactoids from one patient to another may be a result of concentration or biochemical composition of the protein similar to that described in cryoglobulinemia.

    2006, Korbet SM, Schwartz MM, Lewis EJ, “Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (fibrillary glomerulonephritis)”, in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, volume 1, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1351–1356

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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