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
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These and other metabolic disorders generate a troublesome immune response—inflammation—that worsens metabolism still further.
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Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Other active placebos in the studies in Scott’s project included shots that contained only an adjuvant, an ingredient that’s added to vaccines to trigger a stronger immune response.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While the disease mechanism isn't entirely understood, the virus appears to be able to modulate immune responses in humans, causing blood vessels and capillaries in various places in the body to start leaking plasma.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Much remains to be discovered about how fever affects the immune response.
—Harry Bernheim, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
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Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Other active placebos in the studies in Scott’s project included shots that contained only an adjuvant, an ingredient that’s added to vaccines to trigger a stronger immune response.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
While the disease mechanism isn't entirely understood, the virus appears to be able to modulate immune responses in humans, causing blood vessels and capillaries in various places in the body to start leaking plasma.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Much remains to be discovered about how fever affects the immune response.
—Harry Bernheim, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for immune response
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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