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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
 
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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