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nonspecific immunity[¦nän·spə¦sif·ik i′myün·əd·ē] (immunology) Resistance attributable to factors other than specific antibodies, including genetic, age, or hormonal factors. nonspecific 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 immunitynatural immunityinnate immunity, , nonspecific immunity (nach'ŭr-ăl i-myū'ni-tē, non'spĕ-sif'ik) Synonym(s): innate immunity. LegalSeeimmunity |