anergy
noun
an·er·gy
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Definition of anergy
: a condition in which the body fails to react to an antigen
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anergy
noun
an·er·gy
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plural anergies
Medical Definition of anergy
: a condition in which the body's immune system fails to react to an antigen : immunological hyporesponsiveness
Specific anergy is lack of reactivity to an individual antigen, while generalized (nonspecific) anergy is the inability to react to any antigen.— Harriet Kitzman et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association, 19 Apr. 2000 By deliberately throwing cells into anergy, researchers also hope to control allergies and certain autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, in which white blood cells attack the body's connective tissue in the joints.— Gina Kolata, The New York Times, 22 Oct. 1991
Other Words from anergy
anergic
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adjective
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adjective
If the second signal is not provided, the T cell becomes unresponsive (anergic).
— Suryaprakash R. Sambhara et al., Science,, 7 June 1991
Patients with AIDS have tended to be anergic (both on skin tests and in vitro) and lymphopenic …
— D. Peter Drotman, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 22 July 1983