immunotactoid

English

Etymology

From immuno- +‎ tactoid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪmjunoʊˈtæktɔɪd/

Adjective

immunotactoid (not comparable)

1. (noun adjunct/attributive) Of or relating to immunotactoids.

   whereas immunotactoid glomerulonephritis usually manifests clinically with nephrotic syndrome

Noun

immunotactoid (plural immunotactoids)

1. (biology, medicine) A 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

   • 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:

     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.