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immune response

DEFINITIONS OF: immune response

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n a 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
Types:
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anamnestic reaction, anamnestic response
renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
humoral immune response
an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells
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)
Type of:
reaction, response
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
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