immunologic reaction

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• reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …   Medical dictionary

• Immunologic adjuvant — In immunology, an adjuvant is an agent that may stimulate the immune system and increase the response to a vaccine, without having any specific antigenic effect in itself. [ [http://www.cancer.gov/templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=43987 Definition of …   Wikipedia

• immunologic response — noun 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 • Syn: ↑immune response, ↑immune reaction •… …   Useful english dictionary

• cross-reaction — cross reactive, adj. cross reactivity, n. /kraws ree ak sheuhn kros /, n. an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one. [1945 50] * * * …   Universalium

• cross-reaction — cross′ reac′tion n. imu an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen • Etymology: 1945–50 cross′ reac′tive, adj. cross reactiv′ity, n …   From formal English to slang

• immune reaction — noun 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 • Syn: ↑immune response, ↑immunologic response •… …   Useful english dictionary

• pseudoallergic reaction — a clinical state exhibiting what appear to be the signs and symptoms of an immediate hypersensitivity reaction but with no evidence for an immunologic mechanism …   Medical dictionary

• anamnestic reaction — noun renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen • Syn: ↑anamnestic response • Hypernyms: ↑immune response, ↑immune reaction, ↑immunologic response * * * noun : renewed rapid production of …   Useful english dictionary

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