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Immunologic Memory
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Definition
: The altered state of immunologic responsiveness resulting from initial contact with antigen, which enables the individual to produce antibodies more rapidly and in greater quantity in response to secondary antigenic stimulus.
Other names
Memory, Immunological; Memories, Immunological; Memories, Immunologic; Immunological Memories; Immunologic Memories; Memory, Immunologic; Immunological Memory