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| methotrexate |
A toxic analog of folate that is used as a chemotherapy agent, an immune system suppressant, and an abortifacient. |
| nonimmune |
combined form of immune. |
| open city |
a city in a war zone that is officially declared to be demilitarized and open to enemy occupation, and is thus rendered immune, by international law, to attack or bombardment. |
| polyvalent |
of an immune serum, containing more than one antibody, each of which reacts to or with an antigen or microorganism. [1/2 definitions] |
| sacred cow |
any person or entity regarded as immune from criticism or attack. |
| sacrosanct |
regarded as dedicated to holy use or as so sacred as to be immune to desecration; inviolable; consecrated. [1/2 definitions] |
| sovereign immunity |
a doctrine stating that the government is immune from any civil or criminal prosecutions other than those to which it consents. |
| spleen |
a ductless organ on the left side near the stomach, which filters and stores blood, destroys certain worn-out red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells of the immune system. [1/2 definitions] |
| superior |
indifferent to; immune to. [1/9 definitions] |
| thymosin |
any of several hormones secreted by the thymus that stimulate the immune system by promoting the development of T cells. |
| vaccinate |
to inoculate with a vaccine to make immune to a particular disease. |
| vaccine |
a specimen of modified, killed, or avirulent viruses or bacteria, used to inoculate persons or animals in order to stimulate their immune systems to protect against virulent strains. [1/3 definitions] |
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