Meanings
nounimmune response (plural immune responses)
plural immune responses
- immunologyThe body's integrated response to an antigen, mediated by lymphocytes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Similar
immune reactionimmunologic response
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan resposta immunitària
- resposta immunitàriathe body's integrated response to antigens
Dutch immuunrespons, immuunreactie
- immuunresponsthe body's integrated response to antigens
- immuunreactiethe body's integrated response to antigens
Greek ανοσοαπόκριση
- ανοσοαπόκριση (anosoapókrisi)the body's integrated response to antigens
Italian risposta immunitaria
- risposta immunitariathe body's integrated response to antigens
Russian иммунный отве́т
- иммунный отве́т (immunnyj otvét)the body's integrated response to antigens
Spanish respuesta inmunitaria, respuesta inmune
- respuesta inmunitariathe body's integrated response to antigens
- respuesta inmunethe body's integrated response to antigens
Ukrainian іму́нна ві́дповідь
- іму́нна ві́дповідь (imúnna vídpovidʹ)the body's integrated response to antigens
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APA
immune response. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immune%20response
MLA
“immune response.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immune%20response. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immune response,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immune%20response.
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