cellular immunity

American  

[sel-yuh-ler-i-myoo-ni-tee] / ˈsɛl yə lər ɪˈmyu nɪ ti /

noun

1. Immunology. Also called cell-mediated immunity. immunity that relies on the action of immune cells, such as T lymphocytes, rather than on the production of antibodies.

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cellular immunity Scientific  

/ sĕl′yə-lər /

1. See cell-mediated immunity

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Other Word Forms

• cellular-immune adjective

Example Sentences

Even for some whose weakened immune systems mounted an anemic antibody response to vaccination, cellular immunity can kick in robustly and protect against death.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

If a lab test were able to measure cellular immunity as easily as antibodies, “that would spread like wildfire, because everyone is searching for one,” Meissner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

What scientists do not yet know, she added, is "if this is because of increasing cellular immunity in the population in December 2021 versus an inherent property of the strain that makes it less virulent."

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2021

“Also, the second dose induces cellular immunity, which predicts not only longer protection, but better protection against variant strains.”

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2021

Because people with X-linked agammaglobulinaemia are deficient in antibody production but not in cellular immunity, their disease was probably due to a deficiency in B-cell development only.

From Nature • Jan. 5, 2015