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nonself
[ non-self ]
/ nɒnˈsɛlf /
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noun Immunology.
any antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's immune system (distinguished from self).
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Medical definitions for nonself
nonself
[ nŏn-sĕlf′ ]
n.
That which the immune system identifies as foreign to the body.
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