IMMUNOCOMPETENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does immunocompetence mean? 

• IMMUNOCOMPETENCE (noun)
  The noun IMMUNOCOMPETENCE has 1 sense:

1. the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen

  Familiarity information: IMMUNOCOMPETENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMUNOCOMPETENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("immunocompetence" is a kind of...):

ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)

Antonym:

immunodeficiency (immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced)

Derivation:

immunocompetent (capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen)