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cell-mediated immunity
[ sel-mee-dee-ey-tid ]
noun
, Immunology.
- immunity independent of antibody but dependent on the recognition of antigen by T cells and their subsequent destruction of cells bearing the antigen or on the secretion by T cells of lymphokines that enhance the ability of phagocytes to eliminate the antigen.
cell-mediated immunity
- Immunity resulting from a cell-mediated immune response.
- Also called cellular immunity
- Compare humoral immunity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cell-mediated immunity1
First recorded in 1970–75
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