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Immune vs Immunological - What's the difference?

immune | immunological |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between immune and immunological

is that immune is (medicine) of or pertaining to the immune system while immunological is (medicine) any drug used to treat the immune system.

As adjectives the difference between immune and immunological

is that immune is exempt; not subject to while immunological is (immunology) of, or relating to immunology.

As nouns the difference between immune and immunological

is that immune is (epidemiology) a person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease while immunological is (medicine) any drug used to treat the immune system.

As a verb immune

is to make immune.

immune

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exempt; not subject to.
  • * '>citation
  • Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
  • (by extension) Not vulnerable.
  • (medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
    • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}

    Antonyms

    * susceptible * vulnerable

    Derived terms

    * autoimmune

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
  • * {{quote-book, 1965, , Bacterial and Mycotic Infections of Man, editors=Rene J. Dubos & James G. Hirsch citation
    • , passage=Susceptibles effectively exposed to cases become cases in the next time period; cases recovering from the infection accumulate as immunes .}}

    Coordinate terms

    * infective * susceptible

    Verb

    (immun)
  • To make immune.
  • * (Thomas Hardy)
    • In the seventies those who met me did not know / Of the vision / That immuned me from the chillings of mis-prision
  • * 1905 , American Veterinary Medical Association, Journal (volume 29, page 42)
    • The utilization of such milk will, however, necessitate an adaptable milk preservation method, through which the immuning agents will not be destroyed or diminished.
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    immunological

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (immunology) Of, or relating to immunology.

    • Derived terms

    * immunological mechanism * immunological paralysis * immunological surveillance * immunological tolerance * immunologically

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Any drug used to treat the immune system.