[
US
/ˌɪmˈjun/
]
[ UK /ɪmjˈuːn/ ]
[ UK /ɪmjˈuːn/ ]
NOUN
- a person who is immune to a particular infection
ADJECTIVE
-
(usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence
immune to persuasion - relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
-
secure against
immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda
immune from criminal prosecution -
relating to the condition of immunity
the immune system
How To Use immune In A Sentence
- Faustman’s approach offered a distinct advantage over much of the current treatment in autoimmunity, which is usually more broadly immunosuppressive—meaning it tinkers with all T cells or all B cells in order to try to keep the autoimmune reaction from occurring. The Autoimmune Epidemic
- Flying consumes a great deal of energy, and so, we reasoned, the energy demands of flying would compete with the energy needed to fuel the immune response.
- The authors of the second paper admit that “other variables … influence the binding avidity (preference), such as type of SA (sialic acid of the receptor site) and glycosylation and sialylation of the hemagglutinin close to the receptor binding site. †These factors all vary obviously and there are other variables in the equation as well including the status of specific areas of the immune system. Think Progress » An Inconvenient Truth and An Intolerable Summer
- The results showed that the women in unhappy relationships and the women who remained emotionally hung up on their ex-husbands had decidedly weaker immune responses than the women who were in happier relationships (or were happily out of them). Is There a Health Advantage to Being Married? | Impact Lab
- α, and immune complexes were subjected to in vitro kinase assays using exogenous ATP-γ32P and PI as substrates followed by fluorography. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- It means a distorted reaction of the immune system. Times, Sunday Times
- Chronically stressed mammals produce hormones called glucocorticoids, which can suppress certain immune-system and gonadal functions when the hormones remain elevated.
- Water dilutes, dissolves and helps eliminate toxins and trash that could otherwise inhibit immune function, muscle recovery and growth.
- Now they know a two-pronged approach is needed: blocking the virus and rebuilding the damaged immune system.
- Like arthritis, multiple sclerosis and diabetes, lupus is a disease of the immune system gone awry.