cell-mediated immune response
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cell-med·i·at·ed immune response
(sĕl′mē′dē-ā′tĭd)n.
The immune response produced when sensitized T cells directly attack foreign antigens and secrete lymphokines that initiate the body's humoral immune response. Also called cellular immune response.
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Noun | 1. | cell-mediated immune response - an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response - 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 |
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