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antibody-mediated immunity

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antibody-mediated immunity

[¦an·tə‚bäd·ē ¦mēd·ē‚ād·əd i′myün·əd·ē]
(immunology)
humoral immunity
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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