immunorepertoire

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

immuno- +‎ repertoire

Noun[edit]

immunorepertoire (plural immunorepertoires)

  1. (immunology) The sum of functionally diverse B and T cells in one's circulation at any given moment; the set of conditions that an immune system recongnizes.
    • 2012, Tuberculosis—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2012 Edition[1]:
      In present study, we investigated the diversity of the gamma 9/delta 2 T cell immunorepertoire and analysed the specificity of the expressed CDR3 in pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

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