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immunocompetence
immunocompetence n. 
/ɪˌmjuːnə(ʊ)ˈkɒmpᵻt(ə)ns/, /ᵻˌmjunoʊˈkɑmpədəns/, /ˌɪmjənoʊˈkɑmpətns/, /ᵻˌmjunoʊˈkɑmpətns/ the ability (of an organism, cell, etc.) to carry out a (normal or specific) immune response.
Brit. /ˌɪmjᵿnə(ʊ)ˈkɒmpᵻt(ə)ns/
, /ˌɪmjᵿnə(ʊ)ˈkɒmpᵻt(ə)ns//ɪˌmjuːnə(ʊ)ˈkɒmpᵻt(ə)ns/U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊˈkɑmpədəns/
, /ˌɪmjənoʊˈkɑmpədəns//ᵻˌmjunoʊˈkɑmpədəns//ˌɪmjənoʊˈkɑmpətns//ᵻˌmjunoʊˈkɑmpətns/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > resistance to disease > immunity
immunitya1650
unsusceptibility1805
premunition1925
premunity1928
immunocompetence1966
the world > life > biology > biological processes > immunogenesis > [noun] > immune response
hyperimmunization1913
homograft reaction1944
tolerance1951
immunocompetence1966
1966 Jrnl. Immunol. 97 828 (title) Immunocompetence of transferred thymus-marrow cell combinations.
1974 Sci. Amer. Apr. 45/2 The maturation of immunocompetence in an environment that is usually regarded as sterile may represent a protective mechanism.
1997 D. A. Baron in R. C. Ward Found. Osteopathic Med. xii. 167/2 Emotional states can diminish immunocompetence, ultimately resulting in physical disease.
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