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Etymology[]

From Latin immūnis (exempt from public service), from in- (not) + mūnus (service)

Pronunciation[]

  • Rhymes: -uːn

Adjective[]

Immune (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Immune

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to
    As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.
  2. (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
    I am immune to chicken pox.
  3. (by extension) Not vulnerable
    Alas, she was immune to my charms.
  4. (medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system
    We examined the patient's immune response.

Derived terms[]

  • autoimmune

Translations[]

Noun[]

Singular
Immune

Plural
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Immune ({{{1}}})

  1. Template:Epidemiology A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
    • 1965, Rene J. Dubos & James G. Hirsch eds., Bacterial and Mycotic Infections of Man[1], page 742:
      Susceptibles effectively exposed to cases become cases in the next time period; cases recovering from the infection accumulate as immunes.

Coordinate terms[]

  • infective
  • susceptible

Italian[]

Adjective[]

immune m and f (m and f plural immuni)

  1. immune, exempt, free

Synonyms[]

  • esente, libero

Related terms[]

  • immunità
  • immuno-

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