Meanings
nounimmune system (plural immune systems)
plural immune systems
- anatomyThe system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
Translations
Arabic جِهَاز المَنَاعَة, الْجِهَاز المَنَاعِيّ
- جِهَاز المَنَاعَة (jihāz al-manāʕa)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- الْجِهَاز المَنَاعِيّ (al-jihāz al-manāʕiyy)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Bulgarian иму́нна систе́ма
- иму́нна систе́ма (imúnna sistéma)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Catalan sistema immunitari
- sistema immunitarisystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Chinese Cantonese 免疫系統 /免疫系统
- 免疫系統 /免疫系统 (min⁵ jik⁶ hai⁶ tung²)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Chinese Mandarin 免疫系統 /免疫系统
- 免疫系統 /免疫系统 (miǎnyì xìtǒng)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Czech imunitní systém
- imunitní systémsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Danish immunforsvar, immunsystem
- immunforsvarsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- immunsystemsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Dutch immuunsysteem
- immuunsysteemsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Esperanto imuna sistemo
- imuna sistemosystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Finnish vastustuskyky, immuunijärjestelmä
- vastustuskykysystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- immuunijärjestelmäsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
French système immunitaire
- système immunitairesystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
German Immunsystem
- Immunsystemsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Greek ανοσοποιητικό σύστημα, ανοσοποιητικό
- ανοσοποιητικό σύστημα (anosopoiitikó sýstima)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- ανοσοποιητικό (anosopoiitikó)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Hebrew אימון־סיסטעם
- אימון־סיסטעםsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Hungarian immunrendszer
- immunrendszersystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Icelandic ónæmiskerfi
- ónæmiskerfisystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Irish córas imdhíonachta
- córas imdhíonachtasystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Italian sistema immunitario
- sistema immunitariosystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Japanese 免疫系
- 免疫系 (men'eki-kei)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Korean 면역계
- 면역계 (myeonyeokgye)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Māori pūnaha awhikiri
- pūnaha awhikirisystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Norwegian Bokmål immunforsvar, immunsystem
- immunforsvarsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- immunsystemsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- immunapparatsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Persian دستگاه ایمنی
- دستگاه ایمنی (dastgâh-e imeni)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Polish układ odpornościowy
- układ odpornościowysystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Portuguese sistema imunológico
- sistema imunológicosystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Romanian sistem imunitar
- sistem imunitarsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Russian имму́нная систе́ма
- имму́нная систе́ма (immúnnaja sistéma)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Spanish sistema inmunitario, sistema inmunológico
- sistema inmunitariosystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- sistema inmunológicosystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- sistema inmunesystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Swahili mfumo wa kinga
- mfumo wa kingasystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Swedish immunförsvar, immunsystem
- immunförsvarsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
- immunsystemsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Tagalog sistemang pananggalang
- sistemang pananggalangsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Tamil நோய் எதிர்ப்பாற்றல் முறைமை
- நோய் எதிர்ப்பாற்றல் முறைமை (nōy etirppāṟṟal muṟaimai)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Thai ระบบภูมิคุ้มกัน
- ระบบภูมิคุ้มกันsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Turkish bağışıklık sistemi
- bağışıklık sistemisystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Ukrainian іму́нна систе́ма
- іму́нна систе́ма (imúnna systéma)system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Urdu مدافعتی نظام
- مدافعتی نظامsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Vietnamese hệ miễn dịch
- hệ miễn dịchsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Welsh system imiwnedd
- system imiwneddsystem that protects the body from foreign material and organisms
Cite this entry
APA
immune system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immune%20system
MLA
“immune system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immune%20system. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immune system,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immune%20system.
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