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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Adverse to an immune body.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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