from The American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. n. An aluminum soap of various fatty acids that when mixed with gasoline makes a firm jelly used in some bombs and in flamethrowers.
White blood cells that provide either innate or specific adaptive immunity. Myeloid Cells: First line of defense, non-specific innate immunity â¢ Neutrophils â¢ Eosinophils â¢ Basophils/Mast cells â¢ Monocytes/Macrophages/Dendritic Cells Lymphoid Cells: non-specific immunity â¢ Natural Killer Cells Lymphoid Cells: Humoral and Cell Mediated specific immunity â¢ B Lymphocytes
antigen specific immunity attributable to the production of antibody and of specific immune T lymphocytes (responsible for cell-mediated immunity), following exposure to an antigen, or passive transfer of antibody or immune lymphoid cells (adoptive immunity).rtificial immunity acquired (active or passive) immunity produced by deliberate exposure to an antigen, as in vaccination. cell-mediated immunity (CMI), cellular immunity acquired immunity in which the role of T lymphocytes is predominant. genetic immunity innate i.