immune system

immune system — im*mune sys tem, n. (Biol.) The complex of cells, cellular processes, and substances within and diffused throughout an organism which allow the organism to counteract or destroy noxious foreign substances introduced into the body, destroy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… …   Wikipedia

immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …   Universalium

immune system — noun Date: circa 1919 the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

immune system — The defensive system in a host consisting of the nonspecific and specific immune responses. It is composed of widely distributed cells, tissues, and organs that recognize foreign substances and microorganisms and acts to neutralize or destroy… …   Dictionary of microbiology

immune system — noun The system that differentiates self from non self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone… …   Wiktionary

immune system — иммунная система; система, функцией которой является защита организма от инфекций …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

immune system — Спорт: иммунная система …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

immune system — иммунная система …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

Innate immune system — See also: Immune system and Adaptive immune system Innate immune system The innate immune system, also known as non specific immune system and secondary line of defence,[1] comprises the cells and mechanisms that defend the host …   Wikipedia