Immune response

Immune response
Term	Immune response
Short definition	immune response (ih-MYOON reh-SPONTS) The way the body defends itself against substances it sees as harmful or foreign. In an immune response, the immune system recognizes the antigens (usually proteins) on the surface of substances or microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, and attacks and destroys or attempts to destroy them.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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immune response - (pronounced) (ih-MYOON reh-SPONTS) The way the body defends itself against substances it sees as harmful or foreign. In an immune response, the immune system recognizes the antigens (usually proteins) on the surface of substances or microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, and attacks and destroys or attempts to destroy them. Cancer cells also have antigens on their surface. Sometimes the immune system sees these antigens as foreign and mounts an immune response against them. This helps the body fight cancer

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Immune response
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