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    [Adjective]  | "im*mune" | \ i-ˈmyün \


    1: not susceptible or responsive; especially : having a high degree of resistance to a disease

    2: produced by, involved in, or concerned with immunity or an immune response

    3: having or producing antibodies or lymphocytes capable of reacting with a specific antigen


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin immunis, from in- + munia services, obligations; akin to Latin munus service {mat|mean|};

    [Adjective]  | "hy*per*im*mune" | \ ˌhī-pər-i-ˈmyün \


    1: having, exhibiting, or providing an unusual degree of immunity; especially : containing exceptionally large quantities of an antibody against a specific antigen, pathogen, or disease


    Origin: 1904 ;

    [Adjective]  | "im*mu*no*com*pro*mised" | \ ˌi-myə-nō-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīzd \


    1: having the immune system impaired or weakened (as by drugs or illness)


    Origin: 1974 ;

     {see: |immuno-|immuno-} + {see: |compromised|compromised};

    [Noun]  | "immune response" 


    1: a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and induce the formation of antibodies and lymphocytes capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless —called also immune reaction


    Origin: 1923 ;

    [Noun]  | "immune surveillance" 


    1: the monitoring process by which cells of the immune system (such as natural killer cells, cytotoxic T cells, or macrophages) detect and destroy premalignant or malignant cells in the body; broadly : any monitoring process of the immune system that detects and destroys foreign substances, cells, or tissues


    Origin: 1965 ;

    [Noun]  | "immune system" 


    1: 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


    Origin: circa 1919 ;

    [Noun]  | "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" 


    1: aids


    Origin: 1982 ;

    [Noun]  | "intravenous immunoglobulin" 


    1: a therapeutic preparation containing antibodies and especially IgG antibodies obtained from the pooled blood plasma of usually thousands of blood donors that is administered via a vein especially to treat immunodeficiency, autoimmune, or inflammatory conditions (such as severe combined immunodeficiency, Guillain-Barré syndrome, posttransfusion purpura, or dermatomyositis) —abbreviation IVIG


    Origin: 1979 ;

    [Noun]  | "severe combined immunodeficiency" 


    1: a rare congenital disorder of the immune system that is characterized by inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies and T cells and that usually results in early death —called also severe combined immune deficiency


    Origin: 1973 ;

    [Adjective]  | "immune" 


    1: not subject to something to which others are required;


      * e.g., " ... The leader was immune to prosecution. "





     [ "immune" ]

    1: To have a high pain-threshold.

      * e.g.,  ... "James is immune to sack-wacks" 

     [ "immune" ]

    1: unable to be infected by a perticular desiease because you've taken a vaccine against it, it also means, unable to be infulenced by something.

      * e.g.,  ... 1- redd was very calm and immune to pressure. 

     [ "immunization" ]

    1: immunization is where you get poked with pointy needles so you don't die.

      * e.g.,  ... I got an immunization and it was pointy but im still alive 

     [ "immunication" ]

    1:  An mode of communication involving obfuscation of intent affording or attempting an immunity from consequences.

      * e.g.,  ...  One should not mistake those overtures for anything but an immunication of belligerence. 


     [ "immunication" ]

    2:  A mode of communication adopted by politicians who seek a plausible deniability of something (typically of surreptitious nefarity).

      * e.g.,  ...  My hope for Barack Obama is that his communication skills do not evolve into immunication skills; if they do he may become known as The Great Immunicator. 


     [ "immunication" ]

    3: See also: Nefarobacterium: A case study on sub-cultural organisms. http://www.brownnoiseunit.com/nefarobacterium

     [ "immunization" ]

    1: Immunization means you're going to get a needle and it's going to hurt. congratulations.

      * e.g.,  ... Jess: Did you hear about our grade 8 immunizations? 

     [ "Immunity" ]

    1: A community of indians

      * e.g.,  ... You know that development with the big houses behind the mall in exton, its practically an immunity. 

     [ "qualified immunity" ]

    1: A bizarre policy which prevents police officers from being held accountable when they violate somebody's rights

      * e.g.,  ... A cop pulls somebody over for a broken tail light and ends up shooting them.The cop claims he thought their cell phone or whatever was a gun. the victims family might sue the police department in which case any settlement would be paid with tax dollars but because of qualified immunity the police officer can't be personally sued. 

     [ "Nerd Immunity" ]

    1: The state of immunity or process of becoming immune to misinformation, bullshit, fake news, crack pot theories & malicious manipulation by conducting thorough research, checking sources & applying critical thinking. When the mind is vaccinated against bollocks the mind's owner could be said to have nerd immunity.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you read 'Occult Features of Anarchism' by Erica Lagalisse? It's a terrific way to build nerd immunity against unsubstantiated, baseless conspiracy theories. Erik Davis podcasts are wonderful spreaders of nerd immunity, you listen, think, read, think some more and you're on your way to acquiring some serious nerd immunity. During the Covid-19 pandemic some people spoke of building herd immunity, yet a lot of them were quickly infected by fake news and false information because they didn't build some nerd immunity first. 

     [ "socratic immunity" ]

    1: The privilege a law student asks for so that he is not called on in class for the day. A student may give either an excuse or a justification for this request, preferably by email ahead of time, or in person right before class. The term is called "Socratic" immunity because most professors in law school use the Socratic method of teaching, grilling a student with questions for ten minutes of class or more.

      * e.g.,  ... Socratic immunity is critical because most law school professors count class participation as at least a small factor in a student's grade. 

     [ "Drunken Immunity" ]

    1: Complete disregard on the part of a friend, girlfriend or ex-girlfriend for any minor stupid thing you said or did while drunk (i.e. drunk texting, drunk calling, drunken Facebook status updates, drunken confession, ETC).

      * e.g.,  ... Ex-girlfriend: "We broke up two days ago. Why did you call me at 3 A.M. for a booty-call?" You: "I plead drunken immunity." 

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