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natural resistance

American  

noun

Immunology.
  1. natural immunity.


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As is the case with Covid, vulnerable people can vaccinate to build their body’s natural resistance to the virus.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

This approach allowed the researchers to examine how different levels of natural resistance within the plants could be linked to their mineral compositions.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Reactivity to a child’s natural resistance and budding sense of autonomy is more about having: 1. unrealistic expectations of how a 9-year-old behaves, and 2. unproductive responses when she doesn’t behave as you expect.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2022

The patient was being treated for leukaemia when she received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2022

Native people had little natural resistance, or immunity, to these new diseases.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis