antibody-mediated immunity

[ an-ti-bod-ee mee-dee-ey-tid, an-tee- ]

/ ˈæn tɪˌbɒd i ˈmi diˌeɪ tɪd, ˈæn ti- /

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noun Immunology.

immunity conferred to an individual through the activity of B cells and their progeny, which produce circulating antibodies in response to the presence of a foreign substance and recognize the substance upon renewed exposure.

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Also called humoral immunity.

Compare cell-mediated immunity.

Words nearby antibody-mediated immunity

antibiotics, resistance to, anti-Black, antiblastic, antibodies, antibody, antibody-mediated immunity, anti-Bolshevik, anti-British, antibugging, antibuser, antibusing