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

Cancer can exploit molecular signals that restrain immune responses, allowing malignant cells to escape attack even when identified. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Moderna and Merck's melanoma drug, for instance, uses mRNA to trigger an immune response in patients, targeting tumors that have been surgically removed and genetically analyzed. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Once the cancer is removed through surgery, a sample is sequenced, and the vaccine is designed based on the markers in the tumor most likely to generate an immune response. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

In microbiology, a colonizer is an organism that multiplies without causing symptoms, immune responses or disease. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for immune response

• bons
• hans
• launce
• nonce
• sconce
• naissance
• nonchalance
• nonresponse
• renaissance

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