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Immunologic adjuvant — In immunology, an adjuvant is an agent that may stimulate the immune system and increase the response to a vaccine, without having any specific antigenic effect in itself. [ [http://www.cancer.gov/templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=43987 Definition of … Wikipedia
immunologic tolerance — an immune response consisting of the development of specific nonreactivity of the lymphoid tissues to a given antigen that in other circumstances can induce cell mediated or humoral immunity; it results from previous contact with the antigen and… … Medical dictionary
immunologic memory — the capacity of the immune system to respond more rapidly and strongly to subsequent antigenic challenge than to the first exposure. Called also anamnesis. See memory cells, under cell, and primary and secondary immune response, under response … Medical dictionary
immunologic — im·mu·no·log·ic (im″u no lojґik) 1. pertaining to immunology. 2. pertaining to the immune response or other immune mechanisms … Medical dictionary
immune response — 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 • Syn: ↑immune reaction, ↑immunologic response •… … Useful english dictionary
cell-mediated immune response — noun an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells • Hypernyms: ↑immune response, ↑immune reaction, ↑immunologic response … Useful english dictionary
humoral immune response — noun an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells • Hypernyms: ↑immune response, ↑immune reaction, ↑immunologic response … Useful english dictionary
anamnestic response — noun renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen • Syn: ↑anamnestic reaction • Hypernyms: ↑immune response, ↑immune reaction, ↑immunologic response … Useful english dictionary
Immune response — Any reaction by the immune system. * * * immune response n 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… … Medical dictionary
immune response — immune′ response n. imu any of the body s immunologic reactions to an antigen • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
