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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
Jacob Bronowski

Meaning of "immune" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMMUNE

From Latin immūnis exempt from a public service, from im- (not) + mūnus duty.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMUNE

immune  [ɪˈmjuːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMUNE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immune can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMMUNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Immunity (medical)

In biology, immunity is the state of having sufficient biological defences to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion. It is the capability of the body to resist harmful microbes from entering it. Immunity involves both specific and non-specific components. The non-specific components act either as barriers or as eliminators of wide range of pathogens irrespective of antigenic specificity. Other components of the immune system adapt themselves to each new disease encountered and are able to generate pathogen-specific immunity. Innate immunity, or nonspecific immunity is the natural resistances with which a person is born. It provides resistances through several physical, chemical and cellular approaches. Microbes first encounter the epithelial layers, physical barriers that line skin and mucous membranes. Subsequent general defences include secreted chemical signals, antimicrobial substances, fever, and phagocytic activity associated with the inflammatory responses. The phagocytes express cell surface receptors that can bind and respond to common molecular patterns expressed on the surface of invading microbes.

Definition of immune in the English dictionary

The first definition of immune in the dictionary is protected against a specific disease by inoculation or as the result of innate or acquired resistance. Other definition of immune is relating to or conferring immunity. Immune is also foll by to unsusceptible or secure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMUNE


autoimmune
ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn
autotune
ˈɔːtəʊˌtjuːn
choon
tjuːn
commune
kəˈmjuːn
detune
diːˈtjuːn
dune
djuːn
hyperimmune
ˌhaɪpərɪˈmjuːn
impugn
ɪmˈpjuːn
intercommune
ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːn
lacune
ləˈkjuːn
Neptune
ˈnɛptjuːn
nonimmune
ˌnɒnɪˈmjuːn
opportune
ˈɒpəˌtjuːn
picayune
ˌpɪkəˈjuːn
premune
priːˈmjuːn
retune
riːˈtjuːn
rough-hewn
ˌrʌfˈhjuːn
tribune
ˈtrɪbjuːn
triune
ˈtraɪjuːn
tune
tjuːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMUNE

immoveably
immune body
immune complex
immune deficiency
immune response
immune serum
immune system
immuniser
immunities
immunity
immunization
immunize
immunizer
immunoassay
immunoassayist
immunochemistry
immunocompetence
immunocomplex
immunocompromised
immunocytochemistry

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMUNE

aune
Beaune
demilune
fine-tune
fortune
jejune
June
kune
lagune
lune
misfortune
Paris Commune
prune
Pune
rune
sand dune
small fortune
soldier of fortune
Thomas of Erceldoune
wheel of fortune

Synonyms and antonyms of immune in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «immune» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMUNE

Find out the translation of immune to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immune from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immune» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

免疫的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmune
570 millions of speakers

English

immune
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिरक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المناعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иммунная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imune
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনাক্রম্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immunisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

immun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>免疫のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

면역성이 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kekebalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miễn dịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோய் எதிர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोगप्रतिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpornościowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імунна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imunitar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοσοποιητικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

immuun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

immun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

immun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immune

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMUNE»

The term «immune» is very widely used and occupies the 12.286 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMUNE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immune

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMMUNE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word immune.
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Erez Lieberman Aiden
The immune system constantly creates genes on the fly that are specific to the things that show up in the body. It's amazing.
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Joseph Barbera
While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience.
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Saint Basil
Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights of paradise, so also we would not require the medical art for relief if we were immune to disease, as was the case, by God's gift, at the time of Creation before the Fall.
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Bonnie Bassler
If a bacterium is trying to infect you, it won't secrete alone, because your immune system will block it. Bacteria will hide until they can all act together and make an impact.
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Seth Berkley
The virus that causes AIDS is the trickiest pathogen scientists have ever confronted. It mutates furiously, it has decoys to evade the immune system, it attacks the very cells that are trying to fight it, and it quickly hides itself in your genome.
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Jacob Bronowski
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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Kris Carr
If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days.
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Deepak Chopra
We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being.
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Henry Cloud
A culture is like an immune system. It operates through the laws of systems, just like a body. If a body has an infection, the immune system deals with it. Similarly, a group enforces its norms, either actively or passively.
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Steven Cojocaru
We all get swept up in the hype machine. Nobody is immune to that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMUNE»

Discover the use of immune in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immune and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Immune System Recovery Plan: A Doctor's 4-Step Program ...
IF you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have an autoimmune disease, and this book is the “medicine” you need.
Susan Blum, 2013
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Understanding the Immune System
Covers the anatomy of the immune system, the cells and sections of the immune system, mounting an immune response, disorders of the immune system, immunity and cancer, frontiers in immunology, and much more. Glossary. Color illustrations.
Lydia Woods Schindler, 1990
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How the Immune System Works, Includes Desktop Edition
How the Immune System Works is not a comprehensive textbook. It’s the book thousands of students have used to help them understand what’s in their big, thick, immunology texts.
Lauren Sompayrac, 2012
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Primer to The Immune Response
The content of this new edition has been completely updated to include current information on all aspects of basic and clinical immunology.
Tak W. Mak, Mary E. Saunders, Bradley D. Jett, 2013
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Immune Function in Sport and Exercise
LEach chapter begins with a list of learning objectives and ends with a list of key points to reinforce learning. A glossary at the end of the book defines all key terms and abbreviations.
Michael Gleeson, 2006
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Nutrition and Immune Function
This text provides a review of the roles of specific nutrients in maintaining the immune response and host protection against infection.
Philip C. Calder, 2002
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Immunity: The Immune Response in Infectious and Inflammatory ...
Immunity: The Immune Response to Infectious and Inflammatory Disease presents an engaging insight into one of the most intricate yet conceptually challenging biological systems.
Anthony DeFranco, Richard M. Locksley, Miranda Robertson, 2007
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Osteoimmunology: Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems
This book provides a detailed overview of the many ways that bone and immune cells interact.
Joseph Lorenzo, Mark Horowitz, Yongwon Choi, 2010
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Artificial Immune Systems: A New Computational Intelligence ...
Recently there has been a growing interest in the use of the biological immune system as a source of inspiration for solving complicated computational problems.
Leandro Nunes de Castro, Jonathan Timmis, 2002
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Basic Immunology Updated Edition: Functions and Disorders of ...
This updated 3rd edition of Basic Immunology provides a readable and concise introduction to the workings of the human immune system, with emphasis on clinical relevance.
Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. H. Lichtman, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMUNE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immune is used in the context of the following news items.
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Appeals Court Says City Of Denver Immune To Lawsuit Over Injuries …
DENVER (CBS4) – An appeals court ruled on Thursday that the City and County of Denver is immune to a lawsuit against them over rocks ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
New Insight into How HIV Avoids Immune System Responses …
How does the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) escape the immune system's antiviral responses during the initial stage of infection? «MD Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Egypt Minister: 'No country immune from attacks' - BBC News
Egypt Minister: 'No country immune from attacks'. 8 hours ago. In Egypt security has been stepped up at tourist sites for the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
How Immune Is NVIDIA Corporation to Broad PC Declines?
Last quarter, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) issued forward revenue guidance that came in about $100 million lower than the Street consensus. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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This Week's Letters Section!: "No Port Should Be Immune to Public …
RE: "One Day at a Time" [July 8], in which columnist Ann Romano recounts another anti-vaxxer gaffe, this time brought to the world by Jim ... «The Portland Mercury, Jul 15»
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome due to - BioMed Central
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome due to Mycobacterium avium complex successfully followed up using 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Research and Markets: Global Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic …
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Immune Thombocytopenic Purpura) - Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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How the Thunder have helped me fight my auto-immune disease
I was born without an immune system, but I was diagnosed when I was 10 years old. What I have is called CVID also known as Common ... «Arenafan, Jul 15»
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Blood Antigens – Part 1 (MCAT SERIES) | PreMedLife
So an antigen is a structural substance that alerts your immune system and tells the immune system to make any antibodies against it. If there is ... «PreMedLife - The Lifestyle Magazine for Pre-Medical Students, Jul 15»
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Immune cells in lung cancer offer new drug targets - Medical Xpress
Lung cancers attract circulating immune cells to the tumor mass, where the cancer reprograms them to support its growth and progression, ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»

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