1. an image or other material object representing a deity and worshiped as such. 2. (in the Bible) a deity other than God. 3. a person or thing devotedly or excessively admired. 4. a mere image or semblance of something, visible but without substance.dol. n. 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a material object, esp a carved image, that is worshipped as a god. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Judaism any being (other than the one God) to which divine honour is paid.
Antibodies are sometimes used as a quick and potent immunosuppressive therapy to prevent the acute rejection reactions as well as a targeted treatment of lymphoproliferative or autoimmune disorders (e.g., anti-CD20 monoclonals).
A child being immunized against polio. Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen). When this system is exposed to molecules that are foreign to the body, called non-self, it will orchestrate an immune response, and it will also develop the ability to quickly respond to a subsequent encounter because of immunological memory.