anergy

[an-er-jee]

noun

1. Pathology.,  deficiency of energy.

2. Immunology.,  lack of immunity to an antigen.

anergy

/ æˈnɜːdʒɪk, ˈænədʒɪ /

noun

1. lack of energy

2. immunol diminution or lack of immunity to an antigen

Other Word Forms

• anergic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anergy¹

< New Latin anergia. See an- ¹, ergo- ¹, -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of anergy¹

from New Latin anergia, from _an- + Greek ergon work

Example Sentences

Most immunologists now dismiss as improbable the first possibility, in which the immune system is exhausted by repeated stimulation — a condition called “anergy” — and stops responding to coronavirus vaccines.

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This is achieved through a number of mechanisms, including T-cell depletion and anergy.

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