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Definition of "humoral immunity" []

  • The component of the immune system involving antibodies that are secreted by B cells and circulate as soluble proteins in blood plasma and lymph. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Words like "humoral immunity"
antibody-mediated immunity