innate immune system

noun

The initial line of defense that entails a cascade of cells and mechanisms that protect the host from infection by different organisms in an indeterminate pattern.

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Meanings

nouninnate immune system (plural innate immune systems)

plural innate immune systems

  1. immunologyThe initial line of defense that entails a cascade of cells and mechanisms that protect the host from infection by different organisms in an indeterminate pattern.
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