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cellular immunity — or cell mediated immunity noun An acquired immunity in which T lymphocytes play a major part • • • Main Entry: ↑cell … Useful english dictionary
cellular immunity theory — Metchnikoff s cellular immunity t … Medical dictionary
cellular immunity — Immune response that involves enhanced activity by phagocytic cells and does not imply lymphocyte involvement. Since the term is easily confused with cell mediated immunity its use in this sense should be avoided … Dictionary of molecular biology
cellular immunity. — See cell mediated immunity … Useful english dictionary
cellular — 1. Relating to, derived from, or composed of cells. 2. Having numerous compartments or interstices. [L. cellula, dim. of cella, storeroom] * * * cel·lu·lar sel yə lər adj 1) of, relating to, or consisting of cells 2) CELL MEDIATED <cellular… … Medical dictionary
cellular immunodeficiency — deficiency in cellular immunity (q.v.), marked by recurrent infections with low grade or opportunistic pathogens, by graft versus host reactions following blood transfusions, and by severe disease following immunization with live vaccines. For a… … Medical dictionary
Immunity (medical) — Immunity is a biological term that describes a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion. Immunity involves both specific and non specific components. The non specific… … Wikipedia
Metchnikoff's (Mechnikov's) cellular immunity theory — the theory, proposed in the 1880s, that phagocytosis by macrophages and polymorphonuclear leukocytes is the main mechanism of host defense against bacterial infection and that inflammation is the result of the enzymatic digestion process… … Medical dictionary
Immunity — The condition of being immune. Immunity can be innate (for example, humans are innately immune to canine distemper) or conferred by a previous infection or immunization. * * * 1. The status or quality of being immune (1). 2. Protection against… … Medical dictionary
Intrinsic immunity — refers to a set of recently discovered cellular based anti viral defense mechanisms, notably genetically encoded proteins which specifically target eukaryotic retroviruses. Unlike adaptive and innate immunity effectors, intrinsic immune proteins… … Wikipedia
