Idiot savant

Autistic savant. The term “autistic savant” is preferred to the old term “idiot savant” as less perjorative and more precise.

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  • IFA

    Indirect immunofluorescence assay.

  • Ig

    Abbreviation for immunoglobulin, a protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes. Immunoglobulins are an essential part of the body’s immune system which attach to foreign substances, such as bacteria, and assist in destroying them. The classes of immunoglobulins are immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin D (IgD) and immunoglobulin E (IgE).

  • IgA

    Immunoglobulin A, an antibody.

  • IgD

    Immunoglobulin D, an antibody.

  • IgE

    Immunoglobulin E, an antibody.
