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anamnestic reaction

anamnestic reaction

9.9
A quick increase in antibodies your body makes after it sees the same germ again
  • noun
  • /ˌænəˈmɛstɪk riˈækʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reacción anamnésica
  • After the booster shot, her immune system exhibited a strong anamnestic reaction.

Examples

  • The vaccine was designed to trigger an anamnestic reaction upon exposure to the real virus.

  • Doctors observed an anamnestic reaction when the patient was re-exposed to the allergen.

  • The patient's anamnestic reaction was observed after the booster shot.

  • In children, the anamnestic reaction can be quite strong.

  • After the booster shot, her immune system exhibited a strong anamnestic reaction.

  • Doctors observed an anamnestic reaction when the patient was re-exposed to the allergen.

  • The vaccine was designed to trigger an anamnestic reaction upon exposure to the real virus.

Synonyms

anamnestic response
vsanamnestic reaction
  • Specialized
9.9

A faster and stronger rise of antibodies when the body meets the same germ again

is identical in meaning but uses a different term for the same process

Surface Forms

anamnestic reaction singular
anamnestic reactions plural

Morphology

anamnestic + reaction

Knowing 'anamnestic' (pertaining to memory) and 'reaction' (a response) allows a learner to infer a 'memory-related response', so there is a clear compositional clue. However, the precise immunological sense — a rapid, memory-driven antibody response upon re‑exposure to an antigen — is specialized domain knowledge and not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

The term anamnestic reaction comes from a word meaning 'remember'. The word anamnestic means 'remembering' and reaction is a body's response, so the image is the immune system 'remembering' a germ and making antibodies very quickly when it meets the same germ again.