Term: delayed-type hypersensitivity response

Pronunciation: (...HY-per-SEN-sih-TIH-vih-tee reh-SPONTS)

Description:

An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign. This type of immune response involves mainly T cells rather than antibodies (which are made by B cells). Also called DTH.