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transfer factor
noun
Definition of TRANSFER FACTOR
: a substance that is produced and secreted by a lymphocyte functioning in cell-mediated immunity and that upon incorporation into a lymphocyte which has not been sensitized confers on it the same immunological specificity as the sensitized cell
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First Known Use of TRANSFER FACTOR
1956
Medical Dictionary
transfer factor
noun
Medical Definition of TRANSFER FACTOR
: a substance that is produced and secreted by a lymphocyte functioning in cell-mediated immunity and that upon incorporation into a lymphocyte which has not been sensitized confers on it the same immunological specificity as the sensitized cell
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