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adaptive immune system

adaptive immune system noun: a system, activated by the innate immune system, that consists of particularly specialized systemic cells and processes that remove or counter pathogenic growth.

Noun

adaptive immune system (plural adaptive immune systems)

  1. A system, activated by the innate immune system, that consists of particularly specialized systemic cells and processes that remove or counter pathogenic growth.

Forms of adaptive immune system

pluraladaptive immune systems

Questions about adaptive immune system

What does adaptive immune system mean?
Adaptive immune system means a system, activated by the innate immune system, that consists of particularly specialized systemic cells and processes that remove or counter pathogenic growth.
What part of speech is adaptive immune system?
Adaptive immune system is a noun.
What is the plural of adaptive immune system?
The plural of adaptive immune system is adaptive immune systems.

Words near adaptive immune system in the dictionary

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  2. adaptive control
  3. adaptive cruise control
  4. adaptive enzyme
  5. adaptive enzymes
  6. adaptive immune system
  7. adaptive immune systems
  8. adaptive immunity
  9. adaptive intelligence
  10. adaptive learning
  11. adaptive management

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