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immunocompetent

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im·mu·no·com·pe·tent  (my-n-kmp-tnt, -my-)
adj.
Having the normal bodily capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen.
immu·no·compe·tence n.
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Adj.1.immunocompetent - capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; "immunocompetent cells"
immunodeficient - incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; "immunodeficient rodents"


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