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nonself
non·self
/
nɒnˈsɛlf
/
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[
non-
self
]
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noun
Immunology
.
any antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's
immune system
( distinguished from
self
).
Origin:
1870–75;
non-
+
self
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Medical Dictionary
nonself
non·self (nŏn-sělf')
n.
That
which
the
immune system
identifies as foreign to the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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