cell-mediated immune response

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   an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells

   Broaderimmune response

Questions about cell-mediated immune response

What does cell-mediated immune response mean?

cell-mediated immune response means "an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells".

Is cell-mediated immune response a common word?

cell-mediated immune response is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.