Meaning

1 senses
  1. All the changes in a tissue that result from the action of a foreign substance introduced into an organism

More definitions
  • 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

Forms

plural: immune reactions
Singularimmune reaction
Pluralimmune reactions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:immune responseimmunologic response

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