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natural resistance

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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

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

“It looks like quantity of antibodies will overcome the natural resistance of omicron, and that is a very good thing,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021

Yet sweaty hands and wet clothes can easily defeat the skin’s natural resistance to current.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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