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natural immunity

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natural immunity
n
(Medicine) immunity with which an individual is born, which has a genetic basis
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Noun1.natural immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
innate immunity
immunity, resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
racial immunity - natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race
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They were at a loss to know whether he had been scalped in battle, or enjoyed a natural immunity from that belligerent infliction.
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