immune system
noun
: the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (as in the gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow), macrophages, lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and antibodies
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Chronic stress can also negatively impact your immune system, causing frequent sickness.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024
Attia takes rapamycin, a drug that affects the immune system and is normally used by organ-transplant patients; the drug, which occasionally gives him mouth sores, has seemed to lengthen the lives of laboratory animals.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Artichoke nutrition includes fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, which can help support your cardiovascular and immune systems.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
While experts agree that breast milk benefits your baby's immune system, there isn't an official consensus about breast milk having the same benefits for adults.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2024
How were incomplete viruses triggering the mice’s immune systems?
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Plus, patients hadn’t undergone treatments that changed their immune systems.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
Beyond your digestive system, experts say your gut microbiome also interacts with your brain and nervous system, your immune system and your endocrine system.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Children who don’t consume micronutrients will develop weaker immune systems, leaving them more susceptible to infections that could cause diarrhea, pneumonia and fevers.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024
Attia takes rapamycin, a drug that affects the immune system and is normally used by organ-transplant patients; the drug, which occasionally gives him mouth sores, has seemed to lengthen the lives of laboratory animals.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Artichoke nutrition includes fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, which can help support your cardiovascular and immune systems.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
While experts agree that breast milk benefits your baby's immune system, there isn't an official consensus about breast milk having the same benefits for adults.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2024
How were incomplete viruses triggering the mice’s immune systems?
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Plus, patients hadn’t undergone treatments that changed their immune systems.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
Beyond your digestive system, experts say your gut microbiome also interacts with your brain and nervous system, your immune system and your endocrine system.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Children who don’t consume micronutrients will develop weaker immune systems, leaving them more susceptible to infections that could cause diarrhea, pneumonia and fevers.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Immune system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20system. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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