noun
Meaning 1
The propensity of the immune system to preferentially use immunological memory based on a previous infection when a second, slightly different version of the foreign pathogen is encountered, leaving the immune system "trapped" by the first response it has made to each antigen, and unable to mount potentially more effective responses during subsequent infections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hoskins effect, OAS
Antonyms: none provided