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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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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

Gandhi noted that "the protection from severe disease from prior infection or vaccination is a result of cellular immunity," or an immune response in which the immune system does not use antibodies.

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2022

“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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