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immunity

im·mu·nity

UK/ɪˈmjuːnəti/ US/ˌɪˈmjunɪti/ common

noun

1.

the state of not being susceptible

  • “unsusceptibility to rust”
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2.

(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

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3.

the quality of being unaffected by something

  • “immunity to criticism”
4.

an act exempting someone

  • “he was granted immunity from prosecution”
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Origin

From Middle English immunite, from Old French immunité, from Latin immūnitās, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization. Equivalent to immune + -ity. Displaced native Old English frēols (“privilege, immunity”).

Phrases

  • absolute immunity
  • adaptive immunity
  • cell-mediated immunity
  • community immunity
  • crown immunity
  • derivative use immunity
  • herd immunity
  • humoral immunity

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