specific immunity


spe·cif·ic im·mu·ni·ty

the immune status in which altered reactivity is directed solely against the antigenic determinants (infectious agent or other) that stimulated it. See: acquired immunity.

spe·cif·ic im·mu·ni·ty

(spĕ-sif'ik i-myū'ni-tē) The immune status in which there is an altered reactivity directed solely against the antigenic determinants (infectious agent or other) that stimulated it.
See also: acquired immunity