Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Adverse to an immune body.
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Examples
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She arrived in Australia trimmer and fitter than usual after changing her diet in the offseason, partly to show solidarity for older sister Venus Williams, who is battling the anti-immune disorder Sjogren's syndrome and did not make the journey here.
The Seattle Times 2012
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She arrived in Australia trimmer and fitter than usual after changing her diet in the off-season, partly to show solidarity for her older sister Venus Williams, who is battling the anti-immune disorder Sjogren's syndrome and did not make the journey here.
NYT > Global Home By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY 2012
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This is important not only in fighting disease but also in dealing with anti-immune reactions of the body and the rejection of transplanted organs.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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In recent years, several anti-immune therapies, including steroids, have been injected into the space between the disc and the nerve, but with limited success, doctors say, because they don't target a specific immune response, and because low doses are used to minimize potentially serious side effects that include a higher predisposition to infection, activation of tuberculosis and a six-fold increase in lymphoma incidence.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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