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单词 immune system
释义

immune system

noun

: the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (as in the gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow), macrophages, lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and antibodies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Studies have shown that biologic medications—a type of treatment given by injection or infusion that targets certain parts of the immune system—are incredibly effective at taming psoriasis symptoms for many people. Adele Jackson-gibson, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022 The therapy uses a patient's T cells, a key part of the immune system, to fight cancer. Debby Waldman, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 The researchers highlight the effects of physical activity on the body’s immune system. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Also Wednesday, University of Barcelona researchers reported that a woman’s own immune system seems to have kept her HIV tamped down to an undetectable level for 15 years. Lauran Neergaard, ajc, 27 July 2022 Vaccines stimulate two different parts of the body’s immune system: antibodies, which mainly try to stop a virus from infecting a cell, and T cells, which can kill infected cells and stimulate the production of more antibodies. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 At Cornell University Medical College, Fauci focused on adult internal medicine — specifically the immune system and infectious diseases. Anna Peele, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 The scientists will focus on immunotherapy, which harnesses the body’s own immune system to seek out and destroy cancer cells. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2022 Alopecia areata is a disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks hair follicles, often on the scalp or face, but sometimes on other parts of the body. Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1919, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

immune system

noun

: the system of the body that fights infection and disease and that includes especially the white blood cells and antibodies and the organs that produce them

Medical Definition

immune system

noun

: the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (as in the gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow), lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and antibodies
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