(biochemistry, immunology) A molecule formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen; an antigen-antibody complex.

(biology) The ability of certain sites of the body to tolerate the introduction of antigens without eliciting an inflammatory immune response.

plural of immune deficiency

(immunology) The initial line of defense that entails a cascade of cells and mechanisms that protect the host from infection by different organisms in an indeterminate pattern.

(immunology) A system, activated by the innate immune system, that consists of particularly specialized systemic cells and processes that remove or counter pathogenic growth.

plural of adaptive immune system

plural of innate 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.