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
- Watermelons are immune to the disease.
- Testosterone weakens the immune system.
- The immune system resides in the hemolymph.
- Newborn babies with fledgling immune systems are the most vulnerable to the disease.
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