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innate immunity
innate immunityn. Immunity involving the innate immune system.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | innate immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeupnatural immunityimmunity, resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist diseaseracial immunity - natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race | EncyclopediaSeenatural immunityinnate 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 immunityinnate immunity The nonspecific first line of defence against foreign pathogens that is an integral facet of the immune response, which is mediated by dendritic cells (DCs), natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils and mast cells. Macrophages and mast cells serve as sentinels stationed in tissues, which continuously monitor their microenvironment for signs of distress.in·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. in·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; nonspecific and is not stimulated by specific antigens. Synonym(s): natural immunity, nonspecific immunity.LegalSeeimmunityinnate immunity Related to innate immunity: acquired immunity, humoral immunity, Adaptive immunitySynonyms for innate immunitynoun immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeupSynonymsRelated Words- immunity
- resistance
- racial immunity
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