Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
- adjective Having legal immunity.
- adjective Not affected by a given influence; unresponsive.
- adjective Of or relating to immunity or an immune response.
- adjective Having resistance to a specific pathogen.
- adjective Having or producing sensitized antibodies or lymphocytes that react to specific antigens.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exempt; specifically, protected by inoculation: as, an immune animal.
- noun One who is exempt; specifically, one who is protected from a particular disease by inoculation or by a previous attack.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who is immune; esp., a person who is immune from a disease by reason of previous affection with the disease or inoculation.
- adjective Exempt; protected.
- adjective (Med.) Protected from disease due to the action of the immune system, especially by having been inoculated against or previously exposed to a disease.
- adjective (Med.) Of or pertaining to the immune system or the components of the immune system.
- adjective Not responsive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective usually with "from"
Exempt ; not subject to - adjective medicine, usually with "to"
Protected byinoculation , or due to innate resistance topathogens - adjective by extension Not
vulnerable - adjective medicine Of or pertaining to the
immune system - noun epidemiology A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence
- adjective relating to the condition of immunity
- adjective secure against
- adjective relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
- noun a person who is immune to a particular infection
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the life Rosie claims to be leading is a sham, and that Elizabeth's hopes for her daughter to remain immune from the pull of the darker impulses of drugs and alcohol are dashed.
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Even the lymph system is only a part of what we call the immune system.
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Even the lymph system is only a part of what we call the immune system.
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Dr. Benacerraf's specific contribution was the discovery that the strength of an individual's immune response was controlled by a group of genes, which he called "immune response genes."
NYT > Home Page By DENISE GELLENE 2011
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Studies have shown that it can enhance both the innate immune response to fight infections as well as adaptive immune response conferring long-term immune enhancement.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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She describes Matthew as "a great citizen with an exceptional reputation," but she says no one is immune from the rules.
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The Impac is a serious literary award with a cash prize of €100,000, but it is not immune from the rising tide of genre influence.
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She describes Matthew as 'a great citizen with an exceptional reputation, 'but she says no one is immune from the rules.
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As expected, the couples who exhibited the most negative and hostile behavior during the conflict discussion showed the largest declines in immune-system function during the 24-hour study period.
Is There a Health Advantage to Being Married? | Impact Lab 2010
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Studies have shown that it can enhance both the innate immune response to fight infections as well as adaptive immune response conferring long-term immune enhancement.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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