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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Agarwood is the tree’s immune response to the infection, like how our skin forms a scab when we get cut.
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Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
An allergic reaction to milk is an immune response to casein and whey proteins in milk, that can occur within minutes of consuming milk or milk products, or after several days.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Chronic inflammation occurs when your body’s immune response is continuously activated, even without an injury or infection.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
That's because the immune response to the new dose will be strongest if your antibodies are waning.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
An allergic reaction to milk is an immune response to casein and whey proteins in milk, that can occur within minutes of consuming milk or milk products, or after several days.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Chronic inflammation occurs when your body’s immune response is continuously activated, even without an injury or infection.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
That's because the immune response to the new dose will be strongest if your antibodies are waning.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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