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insusceptibility

 [in″sŭ-sep″tĭ-bil´ĭ-te]
the state of being unaffected or uninfluenced; immunity.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

im·mu·ni·ty

(i-myū'ni-tē),
1. The status or quality of being immune (1).
2. Protection against infectious disease.
Synonym(s): insusceptibility
[L. immunitas (see immune)]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

im·mu·ni·ty

(i-myū'ni-tē)
The status or quality of being immune (1).
Synonym(s): insusceptibility.
[L. immunitas]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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