Meanings
plural immunocompetences
- countableuncountableimmunologyThe body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.
Near-synonym: immunocapability
Synonyms: immunocompetency, immunocapability · Antonyms: immunocompromise, immunodeficiency, immunosuppression
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-
- Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
- Proto-Italic*moinos
- Latinmūnus
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinin- -is
- Latinimmūnis
- Middle Frenchimmun
- Englishimmune
- Englishimmuno-
- Englishcompetence
- Englishimmunocompetence
From immuno- + competence.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
immunocompetence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunocompetence
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunocompetence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunocompetence.
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