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delayed hypersensitivity

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. delayed hypersensitivity (noun)
  2. delayed-stress disorder (noun)
  3. delayed-stress syndrome (noun)

de·layed hypersensitivity

noun \di-ˌlād-\

Definition of DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY

: hypersensitivity (as in a tuberculin test) which is mediated by T cells and in which the typical symptoms of inflammation and induration appear in an individual previously exposed to an antigen after an interval of 12 to 48 hours following a subsequent exposure (as by injection of the antigen under the skin)