IgAnoun [ U ]
specializedabbreviation for Immunoglobulin A (IgA): an antibody (= a substance in the blood that attacks harmful bacteria) that is very important in protecting the body in mucus membranes (= the thick skin that covers the inside of body parts such as the nose and mouth)
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The circulatory system & blood
- Abo
- accessory pathway
- antigen
- atrioventricular
- auricular
- blood donor
- blood sugar
- corpuscle
- erectile
- intravenous
- mediastinal
- microvascular
- myocardial
- myocarditis
- myocardium
- palpitate
- pressure point
- pulse
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- semilunar valve
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