Immunity

Introduction: Immunity

Description of Immunity

Immunity: (1) The status or quality of being immune (1). (2) Protection against infectious disease. SYN: insusceptibility. [L. immunitas (see immune)]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Immunity: nonsusceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.
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Immunity: Nonsusceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Immunity:

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More specific terms for Immunity:

• Antibody Diversity
• Antibody Formation
• Antibody Specificity
• Antigen-Antibody Reactions
• Complement Activation
• Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
• Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
• Histamine Release
• Immune Tolerance
• Immunity, Active
• Immunity, Cellular
• Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
• Immunity, Natural
• Immunocompetence
• Immunogenetics
• Immunologic Memory
• Lymphocyte Cooperation
• Neuroimmunomodulation
• Autoimmunity
• CD4-CD8 Ratio
• Immunocompromised Host
• HIV Seronegativity
• Neutrophil Activation
• Immunity, Mucosal
• Antibody-Dependent Enhancement
• Tumor Escape
• Neutrophil Infiltration
• Immunity, Herd
• T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity
• Cross-Priming

Source - MeSH 2007

• antigen antibody reaction
• autoimmunity
• bactericidal immunity
• cell mediated cytotoxicity
• cellular immunity
• cross immunity
• humoral immunity
• immune tolerance /unresponsiveness
• immunologic memory

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Broader terms for Immunity

• immunology

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The term Immunity can be used for:

• acquired immunity
• innate immunity
• native immunity
• natural immunity
• natural resistance

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Other terms that may be related to Immunity:

• immune response

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The description of Immunity may also be used for the following terms:

• immune resistance
• immunogenic
• immunoreaction
• immunoreactivity

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Immunity

The following list attempts to classify Immunity into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity
  • Immunity

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