immune response
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nounDefinition of IMMUNE RESPONSE
: 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
See First Known Use of IMMUNE RESPONSE
1953
immune response
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of IMMUNE RESPONSE
: 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
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