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: immune_response
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> 1 sense of the expression
immune response
:
NOUN
act
immune response
,
immune reaction
,
immunologic response
a
bodily
/
bodily
defense
reaction
that
recognizes
an
invading
substance (an
antigen
English
>
immune response
: 1 sense
> noun 1, act
Meaning
A
bodily
/
bodily
defense
reaction
that
recognizes
an
invading
substance (an
antigen
: such as a
virus
or
fungus
or
bacteria
or transplanted
organ
) and
produces
antibodies
specific
against that
antigen
.
Synonyms
immune reaction
,
immunologic response
Category
bacteria
,
bacterium
(microbiology)
single-celled
or
noncellular
spherical or
spiral
or
rod-shaped
organisms
lacking
chlorophyll
that reproduce by
fission
fungus
An organism of the
kingdom Fungi
lacking
chlorophyll
and feeding on organic matter
Parts
complement
One of a series of
enzymes
in the
blood serum
that are part of the
immune response
Narrower
anamnestic response
,
anamnestic reaction
renewed
rapid
production
of an
antibody
on the second (or
subsequent
)
encounter
with the same
antigen
cell-mediated immune response
An
immune response
(chiefly against
viral
or
fungal
invasions
or transplanted
tissue
) that involves
T cells
complement fixation
An
immune response
in which an
antigen
-
antibody
combination
inactivates
a
complement
(so it is
unavailable
to
participate
in a second
antigen
-
antibody
combination
)
humoral immune response
An
immune response
(chiefly against
bacterial
invasion
) that is mediated by
B cells
Broader
reaction
,
response
A
bodily process
occurring due to the effect of some
antecedent
stimulus
or
agent
Adjectives
autoimmune
of or
relating
to the
immune response
of the
body
against substance
normally
present in the
body
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