Pediatric Immunology Glossary
100 terms total — 4 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
opsonization
The process of coating pathogens with antibodies or complement proteins to enhance phagocytosis by immune cells.
vaccine-preventable disease
An infectious disease for which an effective preventive vaccine exists and is recommended for routine immunization.
vaccine-strain varicella infection
Chickenpox caused by live attenuated vaccine virus in severely immunocompromised patients, indicating profound immune dy...
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
X-linked immunodeficiency characterized by thrombocytopenia with small platelets, eczema, and recurrent infections.
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
A genetic immunodeficiency affecting males, characterized by absence of mature B-cells and antibody production.