humoral
Americanadjective
adjective
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immunol denoting or relating to a type of immunity caused by free antibodies circulating in the blood
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obsolete of or relating to the four bodily fluids (humours)
Etymology
Origin of humoral
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word hūmōrālis. See humor, -al 1
Example Sentences
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The review carried out suggests inactivated vaccines are a safe and affordable option that primarily activate humoral immunity -- the part of our immune system that produces antibodies.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
These vaccines work by triggering both cellular and humoral immune responses against the spike protein of the virus.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024
Take humoral theory: In the Middle Ages, the body was thought to consist of four liquid components called humors—blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.
From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023
This is known as the humoral immune response.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Instead, doctors based their medical thinking on the 2,500-year-old Greek humoral theory.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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