Term Name:	defense response
Synonyms:	antimicrobial peptide activity, defence response, defense/immunity protein activity, physiological defense response
Definition:	Reactions, triggered in response to the presence of a foreign body or the occurrence of an injury, which result in restriction of damage to the organism attacked or prevention/recovery from the infection caused by the attack.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006952]    QuickGO    AmiGO