alloimmunity

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noun

Immunity, obtained from another, against one's own cells.

OriginEnglish alloimmune ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

nounalloimmunity (countable and uncountable, plural alloimmunities)

plural alloimmunities

  1. countableuncountablebiologyImmunity, obtained from another, against one's own cells.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
isoimmunity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Englishimmunity
  7. Englishallo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  10. Proto-Italic*moinos
  11. Latinmūnus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*né
  13. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  14. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  15. Latinin-
  16. Latinin- -is
  17. Latinimmūnis
  18. Middle Frenchimmun
  19. Englishimmune
  20. Englishallo-
  21. Englishimmune
  22. Englishalloimmune
  23. Englishalloimmunity

From allo- + immunity, or from allo- + immune + -ity, or from alloimmune + -ity.

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Translations

German Alloimmunität
  • Alloimmunitätimmune response to foreign antigens from members of the same species
Portuguese aloimunidade
  • aloimunidadeimmune response to foreign antigens from members of the same species
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APA

alloimmunity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alloimmunity

MLA

“alloimmunity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alloimmunity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alloimmunity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alloimmunity.

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