word
immunological memory
ih-myoo-nuh-LOJ-ih-kul MEM-uh-ree
ɪˌmjuːnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈmɛməriListen
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immunologicalmemory
Dictionary meaning
the ability of the adaptive immune system to mount a faster, stronger, and more targeted response to an antigen it has previously encountered; mediated by long-lived memory B and T cells generated during the primary immune response; forms the immunological basis of vaccination, natural immunity after infection, and the phenomenon of lifelong protection against certain pathogens following childhood exposure
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