(immunology) The body's integrated response to an antigen, mediated by lymphocytes.

plural of immune response

plural of immune system

(immunology) Immunity to infection due to antibodies, which circulate in the blood and lymph, and which are produced by B cells.

plural of humoral immunity

A diplomat's immunity to prosecution and/or litigation under local law.

Describing a condition where the immune system reacts to the body itself.

All the changes in a tissue that result from the action of a foreign substance introduced into an organism

(epidemiology) The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination.

plural of sovereign immunity