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ANAMNESTIC REACTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anamnestic reaction mean?
• ANAMNESTIC REACTION (noun)
The noun ANAMNESTIC REACTION has 1 sense:
1. renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
Familiarity information: ANAMNESTIC REACTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
anamnestic reaction; anamnestic response
Hypernyms ("anamnestic reaction" is a kind of...):
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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