immune
IPA: ɪmjˈun
noun
- (epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
verb
- (rare, transitive) To make immune.
adjective
- (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
- (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
- (by extension) Not vulnerable.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.
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Examples of "immune" in Sentences
- Even the lymph system is only a part of what we call the immune system.
- She describes Matthew as "a great citizen with an exceptional reputation," but she says no one is immune from the rules.
- She describes Matthew as 'a great citizen with an exceptional reputation, 'but she says no one is immune from the rules.
- The Impac is a serious literary award with a cash prize of €100,000, but it is not immune from the rising tide of genre influence.
- Studies have shown that it can enhance both the innate immune response to fight infections as well as adaptive immune response conferring long-term immune enhancement.
- Dr. Benacerraf's specific contribution was the discovery that the strength of an individual's immune response was controlled by a group of genes, which he called "immune response genes."
- As expected, the couples who exhibited the most negative and hostile behavior during the conflict discussion showed the largest declines in immune-system function during the 24-hour study period.
- But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the life Rosie claims to be leading is a sham, and that Elizabeth's hopes for her daughter to remain immune from the pull of the darker impulses of drugs and alcohol are dashed.
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