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noun
The body's integrated response to an antigen, mediated by lymphocytes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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noun
a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: immune reaction, immunologic response
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reaction, response
Narrower terms: anamnestic response, anamnestic reaction, humoral immune response, cell-mediated immune response, complement fixation
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