See Also: IMMUNE(medicine)
immune(2)(dictionary)
immune(1)(dictionary)
Immune(health)
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immune reaction(medicine)
immune protein(medicine)
immune precipitation(medicine)
immune paralysis(medicine)
immune opsonin(medicine)

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[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: immunis, from munis 'ready for service']
[not before noun] someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it
::Once we've had the disease, we're immune for life.
immune response/reaction
the reaction of the body's immune system to something that is harmful
::HIV is a progressive disease which the immune response ultimately fails to control.
[not before noun] not affected by something that happens or is done
immune to
::The Labour Party is not immune to new ideas.
[not before noun] specially protected from something unpleasant
immune from
::The senior members of the group appeared to be immune from arrest.