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
anti-Black, antiblastic, antibodies, antibody, antibody excess, antibody-mediated immunity, anti-Bolshevik, anti-British, antibugging, antibuser, antibusing
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