immune
immune definition
im·mune (i myo̵̅o̅n′)
adjective
- protected against something disagreeable or harmful
- not susceptible to some specified disease because of the presence of the specific antibodies
- of or relating to immunity or the immune system
Etymology: ME immuin < L immunis, free from public service, exempt < in-, without + munia, duties, functions < IE *moini-: see common
noun
an immune person
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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