English-Swedish translations for immune system

• immunförsvar ett
  Vårt immunförsvar är anpassat att hantera nanopartiklar.Our immune system is simply not adapted to cope with nanoparticles.
  Vissa produkter ger anledning till särskild uppmärksamhet, framför allt kosmetika som används runt ögonen, på slemhinnan, på skadad hud och för barn eller personer med försvagat immunförsvar.Some products in fact warrant particular attention, especially cosmetics used around the eyes, on the mucous membrane, on damaged skin, for children or those with a weakened immune system.
• immunsystem ett
  Forskare talar om försvagade immunsystem.Scientists talk of weakened immune systems.
  Barn, som också har svagare immunsystem och vars kroppar torkar ut snabbare, är särskilt hotade.Children, who have weaker immune systems and whose bodies dehydrate faster, are particularly endangered.
  Det finns ett utbrett sammanbrott i det mänskliga immunsystemet.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