immune response

noun

: a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and induce the formation of antibodies and lymphocytes capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless

called also immune reaction

Examples of immune response in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This triggers an immune response, recruiting white blood cells and triggering inflammation. —David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024

Meanwhile, those who tested positive for Covid-19 took an average of five days to build up a nasal immune response. —Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024

Antihistamines are long-lasting and will reduce the effects of histamine, an immune response to allergies, which commonly causes itching. —Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024

The combination vaccine met its goal in generating an immune response against influenza A and against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid, the companies said in a statement. —Matthew Herper, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

immune response

noun

: a bodily response to a foreign substance, cell, or tissue that involves the formation of antibodies and cells capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless

called also immune reaction

Medical Definition

immune response

noun

: a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and induce the formation of antibodies and lymphocytes capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless

called also immune reaction