loading...| Preferred Name | Immunity | |
| Synonyms |
Immunity immunity |
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| Definitions |
The protection against infectious disease conferred by the immune response. It encompasses the capacity to distinguish foreign material from self, and to neutralize, eliminate, or metabolize that which is foreign. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16710 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
The condition of being protected against an infectious disease. Immunity can be caused by a vaccine, previous infection with the same agent, or by transfer of immune substances from another person or animal. |
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| code |
C16710 |
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| DEFINITION |
The protection against infectious disease conferred by the immune response. It encompasses the capacity to distinguish foreign material from self, and to neutralize, eliminate, or metabolize that which is foreign. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Immunity immunity |
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| label |
Immunity |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Immunity |
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| Preferred_Name |
Immunity |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C16710 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Organ or Tissue Function |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0020964 |
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| subClassOf |