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Definition of Immune system

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Immune system

1. Noun. (anatomy immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies. ¹

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Medical Definition of Immune system

1. The body system, made up of many organs and cells, that defends the body against infection, disease and foreign substances. The immune system is often stimulated in specific ways to fight cancer cells. (16 Dec 1997)

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Literary usage of Immune system

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops by National Research Council (2006)
"However, one difficulty in developing new strategies to augment the host immune system to prevent or treat infectious diseases lies in the nature of the ..."

2. An International Perspective on Advancing Technologies And Strategies for by Bgh, National Research Council (2005)
"The immune system is particularly vulnerable to the numerous evasion strategies that microorganisms utilize; as the development of a lethal form of the ..."

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