nonimmune
- a word derived from immune.
Example Sentences
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Some species are natural reservoirs for JEV, and young, nonimmune birds in particular can act as virus factories, transmitting it to uninfected mosquitoes.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2023
For instance, a person who has recently produced a successful immune response against a particular disease agent can donate blood to a nonimmune recipient and confer temporary immunity through antibodies in the donor’s blood serum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
For example, nonimmune cells have genes that allow them to release cytokines and chemokines, chemical messengers that summon an immune response.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021
Other countries, including Italy, Germany and Britain, have contemplated allowing only people with covid-19 antibodies to resume ordinary life, thus splitting the population into immune and nonimmune groups.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020
A nonimmune person, having once left the camp, was not permitted to return to it under any circumstances whatsoever.
From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.
