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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What’s more, in nearly 70% of people in the trial, the vaccine appeared to trigger an immune response not just to KRAS mutations, but to other tumor cell targets that were not in the vaccine.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Mice that received vaccines via floss developed strong immune responses across multiple arms of immunity: mucosal antibodies, systemic antibodies, and T cells.
—New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
This sets off a potent immune response that’s hard to stop.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Mice that received vaccines via floss developed strong immune responses across multiple arms of immunity: mucosal antibodies, systemic antibodies, and T cells.
—New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
This sets off a potent immune response that’s hard to stop.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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