PRIMED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does primed mean? 

• PRIMED (adjective)
  The adjective PRIMED has 1 sense:

1. (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed

  Familiarity information: PRIMED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIMED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed

Synonyms:

fit; primed; set

Context example:

we are set to go at any time

Similar:

ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)

 Context examples 

It came to me as you were talking, so I was not primed and ready to deliver it.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) primed with a recombinant form of the human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (filgrastim).

(Filgrastim-primed Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A mature T-lymphocyte that has encountered its cognate antigen and is primed to reproduce and elicit a stronger immune response upon a second encounter with the antigen.

(Memory T-Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

I jumped out and came as near running as I durst, with a big silk handkerchief under my hat for coolness' sake and a brace of pistols ready primed for safety.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Use of antibodies or primed lymphocytes from an immune donor to produce immunity against an antigenic substance or organism in a nonimmune host.

(Passive Immunization, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

A preparation of non-interleukin-2 primed, tumor activated allogeneic natural killer (NK) cells with potential immunostimulating activity.

(CNDO-109-activated Allogeneic Natural Killer Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A mature T lymphocyte that has encountered antigen at a previous time and is primed to react strongly during its next encounter with that antigen.

(CD4 Positive Memory T-Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

While the regulatory landscapes of ILCs are primed for a quick defense upon infection, those of T cells are minimally prepared when the pathogen invades.

(Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes, NIH)

Adoptive transfer of CD3/CD28 costimulated vaccine-primed autologous T-cells may induce the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and associated antitumor effects and a graft-versus-tumor (GVT) response.

(CD3/CD28 Costimulated Autologous T-Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

After an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), infusion of these CTLs primed towards Adv, CMV and EBV may prevent viral infection by these pathogens.

(Adenovirus/Cytomegalovirus/Epstein-Barr Virus-specific Allogeneic Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)