immune system
immune system noun: the system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
Noun
immune system (plural immune systems)
- The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
immune system meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Tagalog
immune system in Tamil
- system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- நோய் எதிர்ப்பாற்றல் முறைமை nōy etirppāṟṟal muṟaimai
immune system in Urdu
- system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- مدافعتی نظام
immune system in Telugu
- system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- రోగ నిరోధక వ్యవస్థు rōga nirōdhaka vyavasthu
immune system in Tagalog
- system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- sistemang pananggalang
More languagesFewer languages
- immune system in Arabic
- جِهَاز المَنَاعَة jihāz al-manāʕa, الْجِهَاز المَنَاعِيّ al-jihāz al-manāʕiyy
- immune system in Persian
- دستگاه ایمنی dastgâh-e imeni
- immune system in Thai
- ระบบภูมิคุ้มกัน
- immune system in Vietnamese
- hệ miễn dịch
Forms of immune system
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Words formed from immune system
Questions about immune system
- What does immune system mean?
- Immune system means the system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
- What is immune system in Tamil?
- Immune system in Tamil is நோய் எதிர்ப்பாற்றல் முறைமை (nōy etirppāṟṟal muṟaimai). See Immune system meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is immune system?
- Immune system is a noun.
- What is the plural of immune system?
- The plural of immune system is immune systems.
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