Organism Function
humoral immunity
[ an-ti-bod-ee mee-dee-ey-tid, an-tee- ]
Subclass of:
Adaptive Immunity
Definitions related to humoral immunity:
  • Immune processes mediated by antibodies
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Immunity from infection and disease that comes from the release of antibodies in the blood.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Immunity mediated by antibodies.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (immunity, humoral) Antibody-mediated immune response. Humoral immunity is brought about by ANTIBODY FORMATION, resulting from TH2 CELLS activating B-LYMPHOCYTES, followed by COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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