immunocompetent

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adjective

Having a functioning immune system.

Opposite
immunocompromisedimmunodeficient
OriginEnglish competent ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmunocompetent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableimmunologyHaving a functioning immune system.

    Antonyms: immunocompromised, immunodeficient

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a functioning immune system.

Opposite
immunocompromisedimmunodeficient

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen

Opposite
immunodeficient

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Englishcompetent
  15. Englishimmunocompetent

From immuno- + competent.

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Translations

Spanish inmunocompetente
  • inmunocompetenteTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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