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免疫系 (めんえきけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

免めん疫えき系けい

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Meanings

1

Biological term for the body's defense system against pathogens.

免めん疫えき系けいが正せい常じょうに機き能のうしていると、病びょう気き

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When the immune system functions normally, you become less susceptible to illness.

Kanji

免excuse, dismissal
疫epidemic
系lineage, system

Related words

免めん疫えき
免疫 is 'immunity' in general, while 免疫系 specifically refers to the 'immune system' as an organized biological system.

Built from

免めん疫えき+系けい

Etymology

Compound of 免疫 (immunity) + 系 (system). 免疫 is a Meiji-era coinage from 免 (escape) + 疫 (epidemic).