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
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Laser machines release fast pulses of energy that heat and break the ink down into tinier particles, triggering an immune response that processes them through the lymphatic system.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
But even without an antibody treatment, our group has found that opening the blood-brain barrier with focused ultrasound alone induces an intrinsic immune response in the brain that reduces beta amyloid and tau.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, a measles infection has the ability to wipe out immune responses built up against other infections—a phenomenon called immune amnesia, driven by the destruction of memory T- and B-cells.
—Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
The conclusions are based on animal models and blood tests that measure the immune response.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
But even without an antibody treatment, our group has found that opening the blood-brain barrier with focused ultrasound alone induces an intrinsic immune response in the brain that reduces beta amyloid and tau.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, a measles infection has the ability to wipe out immune responses built up against other infections—a phenomenon called immune amnesia, driven by the destruction of memory T- and B-cells.
—Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
The conclusions are based on animal models and blood tests that measure the immune response.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immune response
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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