immunologic surveillance

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Etymology: L, immunis, free from; Gk, logos, science; Fr, surveiller, to watch over

the constant monitoring by the immune system of microorganisms, foreign tissue, and diseases caused by altered cells, especially cancer cells. Also called immune surveillance, immunosurveillance.

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