immune response

/ɪˌˈmjun rəˌspɑns/

Definitions of immune response

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: immune reaction, immunologic response

   types:

   anamnestic reaction, anamnestic response

   renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen

   humoral immune response

   an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells

   cell-mediated immune response

   an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells

   complement fixation

   an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)

   type of:

   reaction, response

   a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent