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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This overactive immune response can cause inflammation and mistakenly attack joint tissues, leading to pain, swelling, and stiffness.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 2 Aug. 2025
By interrupting these signals, the cream reduces inflammation, calms the immune response, and helps the skin heal.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Or stimulate the appropriate immune response to fight cancer cells?
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In one possible scenario, the abnormal immune response led to immune cell clumping, causing his lymph nodes to swell and press against his vasculature.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 2 Aug. 2025
By interrupting these signals, the cream reduces inflammation, calms the immune response, and helps the skin heal.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Or stimulate the appropriate immune response to fight cancer cells?
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In one possible scenario, the abnormal immune response led to immune cell clumping, causing his lymph nodes to swell and press against his vasculature.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for immune response
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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