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

Vaccines work by stimulating the immune system, and that immune response could theoretically impact the brain in a way that reduces dementia risk. —Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025

But anti-hype, which emerges as a kind of immune response to boosterism, doesn’t necessarily clarify matters. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025

Understanding How Wheat Reacts The surprise in this study is that not one, but two kinases handcuffed together are involved in wheat’s immune response to wheat rust. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

An overactive immune response to triggers is the leading cause of airway swelling from asthma.13 Asthma also often runs in families. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for immune response

• bons
• hans
• launce
• nonce
• sconce
• esperance
• nonchalance
• nonresponse
• renaissance
• naissance

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