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Meaning of IMMUNE REACTION
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
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
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Synonyms:
immune response
,
immunologic response
See Also:
anamnestic reaction
,
anamnestic response
,
cell-mediated immune response
,
complement
,
complement fixation
,
humoral immune response
,
reaction
,
response
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
The reaction of the
immune system
to the presence of an
antigen
, which includes making
antibodies
and developing
immunity
to the antigen on a cellular level. Compare with
immune response
.
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