alloimmunity

English

Etymology

allo- +‎ immunity = allo- +‎ immune +‎ -ity = alloimmune +‎ -ity

Noun

alloimmunity (countable and uncountable, plural alloimmunities)

(biology, immunology, medicine) Immunity, obtained from another, against one's own cells.

Translations

immune response to foreign antigens from members of the same species

German: Alloimmunität f
Portuguese: aloimunidade f

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