Describing a condition where the immune system reacts to the body itself.

A diplomat's immunity to prosecution and/or litigation under local law.

plural of humoral immunity

(anatomy, immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.

(immunology) The body's integrated response to an antigen, mediated by lymphocytes.

plural of immune system

(immunology) Immunity to infection due to antibodies, which circulate in the blood and lymph, and which are produced by B cells.

plural of immune response

(immunology) The translocation of active humoral immunity from one individual to another in the form of custom-made antibodies.

plural of sovereign immunity