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counterdefense

noun

Etymology

From counter- + defense.

  1. derived from dēfēnsa — “protection”
  2. derived from defens
  3. inherited from defens
  4. prefixed as counterdefense — “counter + defense”

Definitions

  1. A defensive response to another organism's defense, such as of a parasite or pathogen

    • viral counterdefense against host resistance

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for counterdefense. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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