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immune
(redirected from immune response (Ir) genes)

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im·mune  (-myn)
adj.
1. Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt: immune from taxation; immune from criminal prosecution.
2. Not affected by a given influence; unresponsive: immune to persuasion.
3. Immunology Of, relating to, or having resistance to infection by a specific pathogen.
n.
A person who is immune.

[Middle English, from Latin immnis; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

immune
Adjective
1. protected against a specific disease by inoculation or as the result of natural resistance
2. immune to secure against: football is not immune to economic recession
3. exempt from obligation or penalty [Latin immunis exempt from a public service]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.immune - a person who is immune to a particular infection
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
immune carrier, carrier - (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Adj.1.immune - relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
2.immune - secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution"
exempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
3.immune - relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
4.immune - (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion"
unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"

immune >> immune from exempt from, free from, let off (informal) not subject to, not liable to >> immune to 1. resistant to, free from, protected from, safe from, not open to, spared from, secure against, invulnerable to, insusceptible to
2. unaffected by, not affected by, invulnerable to, insusceptible to
Translations

immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) → inmune (a)
immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) → immunisé(e) (contre)
immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) (disease) → immun (gegen);
(flattery) → unempfänglich (für);
(criticism) → unempfindlich (gegen);
(attack) → sicher (vor +dat)
immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) → immune (da)

immune
adj immune [iˈmjuːn]
(with to or from) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease immune to measles; immune from danger.immuunذو مناعَه، ذو حَصانَهимунизиранimunní, odolnýimmun; modstandsdygtigimmun, geschütztπου έχει ανοσία, απρόσβλητοςinmuneimmuunneایمنimmuuni, suojattuimmunisé (contre)מְחוּסָןउन्मुक्तimunimmuniskebalónæmurimmune免疫の면역의atsparusimūns, neuzņēmīgs (pret slimību)laliimmuunimmun, uimottakeligodpornyimuneimunиммунный, невосприимчивыйimúnnyimunimunimmunซึ่งได้รับการยกเว้นbağışık, direnç kazanmış免除的;有免疫力的імунний; несприйнятливийمامونیت سے متعلقmiễn khỏi
n imˈmunity
immuniteitمناعَه، حَصانَهимунитетimunitaimmunitet; modstandsdygtigheddie Immunitätανοσίαinmunidadimmuunsusایمنیvastustuskykyimmunitéחֲסִינוּתउन्मुक्तिimunitetmentesség, védettség; immunitáskekebalanónæmiimmunità免疫면역(성)atsparumas, imunitetasimunitāte, neuzņēmība (pret slimību)kelalianimmuniteitimmunitet, uimottakelighetodpornośćimunidadeimunitateиммунитетimunitaimunostimunitetimmunitetการรอดพ้นจากการลงโทษbağışıklık免除、免疫性імунітет, несприйнятливістьمامونیتsự miễn
v ˈimmunize, *ˈimmunise [ˈimju-]
to make immune to a disease, especially by an injection of a weak form of the disease. immuniseerيُحَصِّن، يُكْسِبُ مناعَهимунизирамimunizovatvaccinere; immunisereimmunisierenανοσοποιώinmunizarimmuniseerimaایمن کردنimmunisoidaimmuniser (contre)לְחַסֵןउन्मुक्त करनाimuniziratiimmunizálmengebalkangera ónæman, vekja ónæmiimmunizzare免疫にする...에게 면역성을 주다imunizuoti, sudaryti (kam) imunitetąimunizēt, padarīt neuzņēmīgu (pret slimību)melalikanimmuniserenvaksinere, gjøre immunuodparniaćimunizara imuniza (împotriva)иммунизироватьstať sa imúnnymimuniziratiučiniti imunimimmunicera, vaccineraฉีดภูมิคุ้มกันโรคbağışık kılmak, bağışıklık kazandırmak使免疫імунізуватиمامون بناناtiêm phòng使
n ˌimmuniˈzation, *ˌimmuniˈsation
immunisasieتَحْصين، إكْساب مناعَهимунизацияimunizacevaccination; immuniseringdie Immunisierungανοσοποίησηinmunizaciónimmuniseerimineایمن سازیimmunisointiimmunisationחִיסוּןप्रतिरक्षणimunizacijaimmunizálás, védőoltásimunisasibólusetning, ónæmisaðgerðimmunizzazione免疫면역시킴imunizacijaimunizācijapelalianimmuniseringvaksinering, immuniseringuodparnianieimunizaçãoimu­ni­zareиммунизацияimunizáciaimunizacijačinjenje imunimimmuniceringการฉีดภูมิคุ้มกันโรคbağışıklık kazandırma免疫імунізаціяمامونیتsự tiêm phòng

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