immune response

American  

noun

1. any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.

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immune response British  

noun

1. the reaction of an organism's body to foreign materials (antigens), including the production of antibodies

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immune response Scientific  

/ ĭ-myo̅o̅n′ /

1. A protective response of the body's immune system to an antigen, especially a microorganism or virus that causes disease. The immune response involves the action of lymphocytes that deactivate antigens either by stimulating the production of antibodies (humoral immune response) or by a direct attack on foreign cells (cell-mediated immune response.) An inability to produce a normal immune response results in immunodeficiency diseases such as AIDS.

2. See also cell-mediated immune response humoral immune response

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Etymology

Origin of immune response

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The results also pointed to an extreme immune response consistent with fatal anaphylaxis.

From Science Daily

Researchers are probing the pill’s efficacy in patients with Type 2 inflammatory diseases, which are triggered by an overactive immune response.

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This immune response was shown to play a direct role in insulin resistance among people with diabetes.

From Science Daily

This sets off an immune response to teach your body how to combat the disease without being exposed to its harms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prasad suggested in his memo that the agency will do away with the practice of relying on studies that measure a recipient’s immune response to a vaccine, rather than measuring clinical outcomes.

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