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 work is part of a series demonstrating how modern antibody strategies can be developed to enhance immune responses, with potential applications across a wide range of diseases and therapeutic areas. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Scientists have successfully run the first trial, which showed the vaccine can safely elicit an immune response to several viruses. —Devika Rao, TheWeek, 10 June 2026

Further analysis indicated that removing certain molecules reshaped the tumor microenvironment and activated several anti-tumor immune responses. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026

In the absence of active lesions to swab for HSV itself, tests must evaluate the immune response to the virus in a patient’s blood, typically by screening for the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody. —Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 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