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vastustuskyky — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • immunity noun The body's ability to resist a particular disease.
  • resistance noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  • tolerance noun Acceptance of beliefs, practices, or people different from one's own, without prejudice.

Senses

vastustuskyky is used for these senses in English:

  • immune system (anatomy, immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.
  • immunity (uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
  • immunity (countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
  • resistance The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  • tolerance (uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism. [from 19th c.]

immunity — full definition

  1. noun The body's ability to resist a particular disease.
  2. noun An official exemption from a duty, penalty, or prosecution.

resistance — full definition

  1. noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  2. noun The degree to which a material or circuit opposes the flow of electric current.

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