immune response
1.
(
noun
) 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
Related Words:
anamnestic reaction
,
anamnestic response
,
cell-mediated immune response
,
complement fixation
,
humoral immune response
,
reaction
,
response
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