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Immune system
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy, Immunology & Organ systems:
The system
t
hat
differentiates
self
from
non-self
and
protects
t
he
b
ody from
foreign
substances
and
pathogenic
organisms
b
y
producing
an
immune response
. It includes
organs
such as
t
he
thymus
,
t
he
spleen
and
lymph nodes
;
t
issue such as
bone marrow
, and
lymphoid
tissues
such as
t
he
tonsils
; cells such as
lymphocytes
including
t
he B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
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