foreign body reaction


foreign

 [for´en] 1. not normal or usual to a place.2. in immunology, pertaining to substances not recognized as “self” and capable of inducing an immune response.foreign body reaction a granulomatous inflammatory response evoked by the presence of a body" >foreign body in the tissues; a characteristic feature of this is the formation of foreign body giant cells (see giant cell).

for·eign bod·y re·ac·tion

(fōrin bodē rē-akshŭn) Protective response by the immune system to a foreign body; includes chronic inflammation and granulomatous formations around the intrusive object.

foreign body reaction

A localized inflammatory response elicited by any material (e.g., a splinter or a suture) that would not normally be found within the body.