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
- noun The body's ability to resist a particular disease.
- noun An official exemption from a duty, penalty, or prosecution.
resistance — full definition
- noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
- noun The degree to which a material or circuit opposes the flow of electric current.