English-Dutch translations for immune system

• immuunsysteem
  Wetenschappers spreken van een verzwakt immuunsysteem. Scientists talk of weakened immune systems.
  Ons immuunsysteem is er eenvoudigweg niet op ingericht om nanodeeltjes te lijf te gaan. Our immune system is simply not adapted to cope with nanoparticles.
  Er is sprake van een algemene achteruitgang in het functioneren van het menselijk immuunsysteem. There is a widespread breakdown in the functioning of the human immune system.

Definition of immune system

• The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies

Related words

• innate immune system
• non-specific immune system
• adaptive immune system
• acquired immune system
• specific immune system