immune system
English Thesaurus
1. a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response (noun.body)
hypernym | : | system, |
definition | : | a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | bone marrow, marrow, |
definition | : | the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | thymus, thymus gland, |
definition | : | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | res, reticuloendothelial system, |
definition | : | a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells (noun.body) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore immune system in ArtiKata.com >