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delayed hypersensitivity

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: delayed hypersensitivity
(di′lād ′hī·pər′sen·sə′tiv·əd·ē)

(immunology) Abnormal reactivity in a sensitized individual beginning several hours after contact with the allergen.


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Hyper-sensitivity involving a latent period between the antigen introduction and the reaction; cellular reactions mediated by the T lymphocytes

 
 

 

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