|
|
1. (n.) immune system
a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell-forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris.
Etymology: (1960–65)
|
| Definition of 'immune system' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) 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
|
|
|
1. (noun) immune system
the system that fights infection or disease in your body
a weak immune system
|
| Definition of 'immune system' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
|
1. immune system
The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of interrelated cellular, molecular, and genetic components.
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'immune system' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of immune system 
