Meaning adaptive immunity
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adaptive immunityImmunity acquired after exposure to a pathogen, or some foreign antigen. Distinct from native immunity. © Nature Education
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adaptive immunityThe ability of the body to learn to fight specific infections after being exposed to the germs that cause them.
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adaptive immunityAnother term for acquired or specific immunity. See Acquired Immunity
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adaptive immunityProtection from an infectious Disease agent that is mediated by B- and T- Lymphocytes following exposure to specific Antigen, and characterized by Immunologic Memory. It can result from either previou [..]
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adaptive immunityImmunity dependent upon lymphocytes having been exposed to specific antigens. It can result in both cell-mediated killing of disease causing entities such as microbes and cancer cells and also the pro [..]
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adaptive immunityimmunity generated against a specific target.
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