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 not only causes cancer cells to die off, but triggers an immune response that summons other cells to help finish off the tumors. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024

Sense what's in the small intestines and secrete proteins to communicate with cells and trigger an immune response Villi are extremely tiny structures. —Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Nov. 2024

Research has found that the breathing movements in our lung walls trigger a protective immune response that eradicates viruses and inflammation in lung tissue.8 8. —Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024

Long COVID Looks Different in Kids Through research, it has also been discovered that men and women have different immune responses to vaccines. —Stacey Colino, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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