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natural immunity
natural immunity n (Medicine) immunity with which an individual is born, which has a genetic basis Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | natural immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeupinnate immunityimmunity, resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist diseaseracial immunity - natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race |
natural immunity
natural immunity[′nach·rəl i′myü·nəd·ē] (immunology) Native immunity possessed by the individuals of a race, strain, or species. natural immunity
in·nate im·mu·ni·tyresistance manifested by a species (or by races, families, and individuals in a species) that has not been immunized (sensitized, allergized) by previous infection or vaccination; much of it results from body mechanisms that are poorly understood but differ from those responsible for the altered reactivity associated with the specific nature of acquired immunity; in general, innate immunity is nonspecific and is not stimulated by specific antigens.
See also: self. Synonym(s): natural immunity, nonspecific immunityin·nate im·mu·ni·ty (i-nāt' i-myū'ni-tē) Resistance manifested by an organism that has not been sensitized by previous infection or vaccination; innate immunity is nonspecific and is not stimulated by specific antigens.
See also: self
Synonym(s): natural immunity, nonspecific immunity. natural immunity The ability to resist infection that does not depend on prior experience of the invading organism and the resultant production of antibodies or amendment or selection of LYMPHOCYTES. Natural immunity is a general and non-specific resistance to infection possessed by all healthy individuals. Also known as natural resistance.natural immunity immunity due to the possession of suitable genetical characteristics rather than immunity produced in response to a vaccine or serum.LegalSeeimmunitynatural immunity
Related to natural immunity: acquired immunitySynonyms for natural immunitynoun immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeupSynonymsRelated Words- immunity
- resistance
- racial immunity
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