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Definition of Anamnestic response
1. Noun. Renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen.
Generic synonyms: Immune Reaction, Immune Response, Immunologic Response
Medical Definition of Anamnestic response
1. amnesic reaction
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anamnestic Response
Literary usage of Anamnestic response
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"structural makeup; it may have a similar or opposite action metaboli- cally.
anamnestic response: The heightened immunologie reaction ..."
2. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"The anamnestic response test was developed as a means of enhancing serologie
detection of low-titered or serologically negative subclinical carriers (18). ..."
3. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"... cell antigens may disappear with time, although the recipient remains capable
of mounting an anamnestic response to further stimulation by transfusion. ..."
4. Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology by National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Pulmonary Toxicology (1989)
"Furthermore, lung lymphocytes can demonstrate an anamnestic response to airborne
antigens and, depending on the type and dose of antigen, exhibit a capacity ..."
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