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

There are tests that capture cellular immunity, but they’re very expensive to run.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

There’s also encouraging evidence that this cellular immunity is long-lasting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

"But we do not know yet 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 or both."

From Salon • Dec. 22, 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