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Definition of immune response noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

immune response

noun

/ɪˈmjuːn rɪspɒns/

/ɪˈmjuːn rɪspɑːns/

(biology)

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the reaction of the body to the presence of an antigen (= a substance that can cause disease)

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