humoral immunity
Medical term for antibody-mediated immunity, contrasted with cell-mediated immunity. Also referred to as 体液性免疫.
See also: 体液性免疫
Humoral immunity is mediated by antibodies produced by B cells.
Vaccines induce humoral immunity to prevent infection.
Cell-mediated immunity, the counterpart to humoral immunity, involving T cells rather than antibodies.
Synonym for 液性免疫, also meaning humoral immunity.
humoral immunity
Compound of 液性 (ekisei, 'humoral') and 免疫 (men'eki, 'immunity'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'humoral immunity'.