immediate hypersensitivity
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immediate hypersensitivity
[i′mē·dē·ət ‚hī·pər·sen·sə′tiv·əd·ē] (immunology)
A type of hypersensitivity in which the response rapidly occurs following exposure of a sensitized individual to the antigen.
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