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humoral

[ hyoo-mer-uhlor, often, yoo- ]

adjective

Physiology.
  1. of, relating to, or proceeding from a fluid of the body.


humoral

/ ˈ³óÂá³Ü˳¾É™°ùÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. immunol denoting or relating to a type of immunity caused by free antibodies circulating in the blood
  2. obsolete.
    of or relating to the four bodily fluids (humours)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of humoral1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word ³óÅ«³¾Å°ùÄå±ô¾±²õ. See humor, -al 1
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The review carried out suggests inactivated vaccines are a safe and affordable option that primarily activate humoral immunity -- the part of our immune system that produces antibodies.

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These vaccines work by triggering both cellular and humoral immune responses against the spike protein of the virus.

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Take humoral theory: In the Middle Ages, the body was thought to consist of four liquid components called humors—blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.

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Across the whole cohort of 165, evidence of previous natural infection was seen in 8 donors and associated with 691-fold and 4-fold increase in humoral and cellular immune responses, according to the report.

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“These results, together with the induction of both humoral and cellular immune responses, support largescale evaluation of this candidate vaccine in an ongoing phase 3 program.â€

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