<immunology> Archaic term now replaced by such terms as secondary immune response, immune memory. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
the rapid reappearance of antibody in the blood following introduction of an antigen to which the subject had previously developed a primary immune response.
A rapid and stronger immune reaction to a second antigen inoculation than the first immunising dose.Archaic term now replaced by such terms as secondary immune response, immunological memory.
Type: Term Pronunciation: an′am-nes-tik Synonyms: secondary immune response See: immune response
Immunologic memory; the ability of the immune system to "remember" a foreign substance to which it has been exposed, and to produce an even more effective response to it upon subsequent reexposure.
[n] - renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
the heightened immunologic reaction elicited by a second or subsequent exposure to a particular pathogenic microorganism (e.g., bacterium, fungus, virus), toxin, or antigen. (See also memory cells.)
anamnestic reaction noun renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
The body's more rapid hummoral immunity response when it is infected with a pathogen it has encounted before.The memory of immune cells which allows for more rapid and intense production of antibodt the second time a host animal sees an antgen. Also called a secondary immune response.