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innate immunity

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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Nearby words

  1. inmost,
  2. inn,
  3. innage,
  4. innards,
  5. innate,
  6. innate releasing mechanism,
  7. innately,
  8. innateness hypothesis,
  9. inner,
  10. inner automorphism
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