immune system (n)

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type n
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def a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
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Hypernym system
Part meronym marrow, bone marrow; thymus gland, thymus; lymph node, lymph gland, node; reticuloendothelial system, RES
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Hyponym system
Part holonym marrow, bone marrow; thymus gland, thymus; lymph node, lymph gland, node; reticuloendothelial system, RES

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