to be immune TO something

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• immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …   Universalium

• immune — [[t]ɪmju͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ to n If you are immune to a particular disease, you cannot be affected by it. This blood test will show whether or not you re immune to the disease... Most adults are immune to Rubella. Derived… …   English dictionary

• Immune tolerance in pregnancy — or gestational/maternal immune tolerance is the absence of a maternal immune response against the fetus and placenta, which thus may be viewed as unusually successful allografts, since they genetically differ from the mother.[1] In the same way,… …   Wikipedia

• immune — [i myo͞on′] adj. [ME immuin < L immunis, free from public service, exempt < in , without + munia, duties, functions < IE * moini : see COMMON] 1. protected against something disagreeable or harmful 2. not susceptible to some specified… …   English World dictionary

• immune — im|mune [ıˈmju:n] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: immunis, from munis ready for service ] 1.) [not before noun] someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it ▪ Once we ve had the disease, we re immune for life. 2.) immune… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• immune — im|mune [ ı mjun ] adjective * 1. ) safe from a disease, because you cannot be infected by it a ) only before noun relating to the body s IMMUNE system: a rare immune disorder 2. ) not influenced or affected by something: immune from/to: Few… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• immune */ — UK [ɪˈmjuːn] / US [ɪˈmjun] adjective 1) a) not influenced or affected by something immune from/to: Few women were immune to his charm. Japan was by no means immune from continental influences. Our patrols were no longer immune from attack. b) not …   English dictionary

• immune — adjective 1 someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it 2 not affected by something such as criticism, bad treatment etc (+ to): They re always so rude that I ve almost become immune to it. 3 specially protected from something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• immune — [ɪˈmjuːn] adj 1) safe from a disease, because you cannot be infected by it 2) relating to the body s IMMUNE SYSTEM 3) not influenced or affected by something Guy seemed totally immune to criticism.[/ex] 4) not affected by something such as a law …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• immune — [15] The mune of immune is the same as that of remunerate and of commune (and hence of common). It represents Latin mūnis ‘ready to give service’. The addition of the negative prefix in gave immūnis, which in classical Latin denoted literally… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• immune — [15] The mune of immune is the same as that of remunerate and of commune (and hence of common). It represents Latin mūnis ‘ready to give service’. The addition of the negative prefix in gave immūnis, which in classical Latin denoted literally… …   Word origins