innate immunity
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n.
Immunity that occurs naturally as a result of a person's genetic constitution or physiology and does not arise from a previous infection or vaccination.genetic immunity inherent immunity native immunity natural immunity nonspecific immunity
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Words nearby innate immunity
inn, innage, in name only, innards, innate, innate immunity, innately, innateness hypothesis, innate releasing mechanism, inner, inner automorphism
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