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immunocompetence

noun

Etymology

From immuno- + competence.

  1. derived from competentia
  2. borrowed from compétence
  3. prefixed as immunocompetence — “immuno + competence”

Definitions

  1. The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen

    The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.

    • Near-synonym: immunocapability

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA