humoral
pronunciation
How to pronounce humoral in British English:
UK ['hju:mərəl]
How to pronounce humoral in American English:
US ['hjumərəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to bodily fluids
Word Origin
- humoral (adj.)
- "pertaining to the humors of the body," 1520s, from Middle French humoral (14c.), from Latin humor (see humor (n.)).
Example
- 1. Lymphocytes are responsible for both humoral and cellular immunity .
- 2. Helper t cells recognize processed antigen and activate the humoral immune response .
- 3. The humoral immune system is composed of b cells that produce antibodies of several classes .
- 4. The humoral immune system also is related to both the nonspecific immune system and the cellular immune system in other ways .
- 5. In this manner , the humoral immune system is related to , and interacts with , the nonspecific immune system .