"innate immune system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: innate immune systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=innate immune system}} innate immune system (plural innate immune systems)
  1. (immunology) The initial line of defense that entails a cascade of cells and mechanisms that protect the host from infection by different organisms in an indeterminate pattern. Wikipedia link: innate immune system Categories (topical): Immunology Related terms: innate immunity, immune system Coordinate_terms: adaptive immune system
    Sense id: en-innate_immune_system-en-noun-5MNF1yn1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences

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