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免疫機構 (menekikikou) Japanese meaning: immune system | Kotomora

免めん疫えき機き構こう

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Meanings

1

Medical/biological term for the body's defense system against pathogens.

免めん疫えき機き構こうが正せい常じょうに働はたらかないと、病びょう気きに

かかり

やすく

なる

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If the immune system does not function properly, one becomes more susceptible to illness.

Kanji

免excuse, dismissal
疫epidemic
機loom, mechanism, machine
構posture, stance, appearance

Related words

免めん疫えき
免疫 means 'immunity' in a broader sense, while 免疫機構 specifically refers to the immune system as a mechanism.

Built from

免めん疫えき+機き構こう

Etymology

Compound of 免疫 (immunity) and 機構 (mechanism, system).