immune system
=
a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
immune response
,
immune reaction
,
immunologic response
=
a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
Zobacz także:
sovereign immunity •
autoimmune •
diplomatic immunity •
official immunity •
transactional immunity •
use immunity, testimonial immunity •
active immunity •
passive immunity •
acquired immunity •
natural immunity, innate immunity •
racial immunity •
carrier, immune carrier •
immunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin •
humoral immune response •
tetanus immunoglobulin, tetanus immune globulin •
cell-mediated immune response •
immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug •
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome
