immune system
Meaning
The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
Synonyms
specific immunity
natural immunity
cross immunity
local immunity
mhc complex
natural immunotolerance
protective immunity
active immunity
immunologic system
Translations
sistema immunitario
système immunitaire
sistema imunitário
ανοσοποιητικό σύστημα
sistema inmunitario
immuunsysteem
Premunition spezifische Immunität schützende Immunität ανοσολογικο συστημα Kreuzimmunität natürliche Immuntoleranz
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