immunological tolerance

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noun

the absence of antibody production in response to the presence of antigens, usually as a result of previous exposure to the antigens

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Words nearby immunological tolerance

immunohistology, immunol., immunological mechanism, immunological paralysis, immunological surveillance, immunological tolerance, immunologic pregnancy test, immunologist, immunology, immunopathology, immunoperoxidase technique

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How to use immunological tolerance in a sentence

And yes, our values include tolerance of those who wish to make fun of religion.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And what do we really mean when we say “religious tolerance”?
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
World peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But religious tolerance would be a wholesome goodie for every boy and girl.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I asked for world peace, religious tolerance and an end to poverty.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ample tolerance of all religions and sects, but abolition and expulsion of all monastic Orders.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
In the same session, James Madison actively participated in a discussion concerning religious liberty and tolerance.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Though it fell far short of what would now be understood by tolerance, it was fully up to the level of the times.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Two wide-reaching limitations of the principle of tolerance intervened to close the gate against other Nonconformists than these.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
The Brodricks seemed to tolerate their brother-in-law; and he seemed, more sublimely, to tolerate their tolerance.
The Creators|May Sinclair

Medical definitions for immunological tolerance

immunological tolerance

Acquired specific failure of the immunological mechanism to respond to a given antigen, induced by exposure to the antigen.