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Immune response

Synonym(s)

  • immunoresponse

Definition(s)

Outcomes that describe an individual's physiological reaction to substances that are foreign or interpreted by the body as foreign.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (Nursing Outcomes Classification)   at the National Library of Medicine

The activity of the immune system against foreign substances (antigens).

Definition from:  National Cancer Institute dictionaryThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference.

 
Published: January 23, 2009