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prosecution [,prɔsi‘kju:ʃən] n. 起诉,检举;进行;经营
Tenure ['tenjuə, 'tenjə] n. 任期;占有;vt. 授予…终身职位
Coordinated [kəu'ɔ:dineitid] vt. 调整;调节;整理;adj. 协调的
Physiologic adj. 生理的;生理学的
Microbe ['maikrəub] n. 细菌,微生物
Macromolecule [,mækrəu'mɔlikju:l] n. 高分子;大分子
haride [,pɔli'sækəraid] n. [有化] 多糖;多聚糖
Pathologic [,pæθə'lɔdʒik] adj. 病理学的;病态的
Bubonic [bju:'bɔnik] adj. 腹股沟腺炎的
Smallpox ['smɔ:lpɔks] n. 天花
Inhale [in'heil] vt. 吸入;猛吃猛喝 vi. 吸气
discipline ['disiplin] n. 学科;纪律;训练;惩罚;vt. 训练,训导;惩戒
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Manipulate [mə'nipjuleit] vt. 操纵;操作;巧妙地处理;篡改
contract vi. 收缩;感染;订约; (恶习,疾病等);感染;订约;使缩短 n. 合同;婚约
Pustule ['pʌstju:l] n. [皮肤] 脓疱
Intentionally [in'tenʃənli] adv. 故意地,有意地
inoculate 给…做预防注射
treatise ['tri:tiz, -tis]论文,专著
Eloquent adj. 意味深长的;雄辩的,有口才的;有说服力的;动人的
Immunochemistry [,imjunəu'kemistri]
Crystallography [,kristə'lɔɡrəfi] n. [晶体] 结晶学
ically [ikəli] adv. 从遗传学角度;从基因方面
biochemical
transgenic
Knockout [‘nɔkaut] adj. 淘汰的;击倒的;迷人的;n. 淘汰赛;击倒;给人留下深刻印象的人;绝代佳人; 剔除,敲除
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The term immunity is derived from the Latin word immunitas, which referred to the exemption from various civic duties and legal prosecution offered to Roman senators during their tenures in office. Historically, immunity meant protection from disease and, more specifically, infectious disease.
Lesson Twelve Imunology
The cells and molecules responsible for immunity constitute the immune system, and their collective (共同的) and coordinated (协调的)response to the introduction of foreign substances is called the immune response.
Constitute vt. 组成,构成;
Comprise vt. 包含;由…组成
Contain 含有
Involve 包含,涉及
The physiologic function of the immune system is defense against infectious microbes. However, even noninfectious foreign substances can elicit immune responses. Furthermore, mechanisms that normally protect individuals from infection and eliminate foreign substances are themselves capable of causing tissue injury and disease in some situations.
Therefore, a more inclusive definition of immunity