adaptive immunity
 

* 1.A collective term for the long-lasting and specific response of lymphocytes to antigens. Requires the MHC, T-cell receptors (TCR) and immunoglobulins (Ig) as well as enzymes with a recombinase activity (for the rearrangements at TCR and Ig gene loci). Present in all vertebrates except jawless fish (see innate immunity)

English Related Words* acquired immunity

* active immunity

* adaptive

* adaptive answering

* adaptive channel allocation

* adaptive communication environment

* adaptive communications

* adaptive control system

* adaptive differential pulse code modulation

* adaptive differential pulse code modulation (adpcm)

* adaptive digital pulse code modulation

* adaptive equalization

* adaptive filter

* adaptive learning

* adaptive optics