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cellular immunity

American  
[sel-yuh-ler-i-myoo-ni-tee] / ˈsɛl jə lər ɪˈmju 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.


cellular immunity Scientific  
/ sĕl′yə-lər /

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That unseen mechanism was what scientists call cellular immunity, and its foot soldiers are T cells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

That prepares a more durable second line of immune defense — called cellular immunity — to field a fresh army of antibodies next time the virus that causes COVID-19 threatens to invade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

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

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