a. [ L. immundus; pref. im- not + mundus clean. ] Unclean. [ R. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. immondicité, L. immunditia, immundities. ] Uncleanness; filthiness. [ R. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. immunis. See Immunity. ]
n. One who is immune; esp., a person who is immune from a disease by reason of previous affection with the disease or inoculation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Biol.) The complex of cells, cellular processes, and substances within and diffused throughout an organism which allow the organism to counteract or destroy noxious foreign substances introduced into the body, destroy infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses, destroy malignant cells, and remove cellular debris, thus protecting the organism against many of the potentially harmful external agents and internal events that could lead to sickness or death. The system has numerous interacting components, including circulating antibodies, antibody-producing cells, white blood cells and lymphokines, lymph tissue and lymph nodes, and stem cells which may differentiate into other types of cell, together with the thymus and spleen. The system is responsible for the phenomenon of immunity{ 3 }. See also immunoglobulin and antibody. [ PJC ]
n. Same as immunization. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
n.;
n. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation).
adj.
n. (Biochemistry) electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. any substance that produces immunity when introduced into the body. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
pos>n.
a. Of or pertaining to immunology. [ PJC ]
n. The science which studies the immune system, the processes of immunity, and the nature of the immune response, and techniques of analysis which use the immune response. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. (Med.) Not having immunity; susceptible; likely to be affected with, if exposed.