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immune
[ ih-myoon ]
adjective
- protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation or by having the necessary antibodies due to a previous infection (often followed by to ):
Most adults in the study were immune to yellow fever due to previous vaccination.
Since I had already had measles, I assumed I was immune.
- of or relating to the production of antibodies or lymphocytes that can react with a specific antigen:
Crohn's disease is an abnormal immune reaction that causes the immune system to attack cells in the lining of the digestive tract.
- exempt or protected:
He thought being rich made him immune from punishment, but he went to jail for his crimes.
- not responsive or susceptible:
Over time writers are supposed to grow immune to criticism and let bad reviews roll off our backs.
You're certainly highly resistant to argument, and also immune to new ideas.
noun
- a person who is immune.
immune
/ ɪˈː /
adjective
- protected against a specific disease by inoculation or as the result of innate or acquired resistance
- relating to or conferring immunity See antibody
an immune body
- usually postpositivefoll byto unsusceptible (to) or secure (against)
immune to inflation
- exempt from obligation, penalty, etc
noun
- an immune person or animal
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···ܲԱ adjective
- ԴDz··ܲԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of immune1
Example Sentences
In a letter to the NIHE, Fatima's doctor advised against placing her in shared accommodation, due to her past traumas and also complications from her treatment, including a lowered immune system.
“Even if your measles virus infection seemed mild and you kind of blew through it, it doesn’t mean that it was mild on your immune system,” Mina added.
ME/CFS affects multiple parts of the body, including the brain, the immune system, and the endocrine system.
Turns out the “Full House” and “Fuller House” veteran, whose immune system has been compromised by the cancer and its treatment, had a problem with his lungs.
But Musk warned that even his company would not be immune from the tariff disruption.
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