innate immunity
- noun
- /ɪˈneɪt ɪˈmjunɪti/
- Specialized
:
inmunidad entrenada
- The research highlighted how our innate immunity can improve after exposure to certain vaccines.
Examples
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The vaccine aimed to enhance the body's innate immunity by training it to respond more effectively to future infections.
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Scientists are studying innate immunity to understand better how the body remembers past infections.
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So the question is, why was it that this flexibility of our innate immunity and our behavior evolved?
How Protective
- Specialized
- Specialized
29
3.7
- Specialized
72
3.3
140
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'innate' (natural, inborn) combines directly with 'immunity' (biological resistance) to yield the straightforward meaning 'natural/inborn immune defense'. This is a standard adjective+noun compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended sense (even if they may miss specialized immunological nuances).
Etymology
The sense of innate immunity here is about the idea that innate defenses can be 'trained': picture the body's natural guards learning from an earlier fight and reacting stronger next time. So, innate immunity in this sense means those inborn defenses show a 'memory-like' stronger response after prior exposure.