immunocompetence

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmpɪtəns /

noun

1. the capacity of the immune system to carry out its function of distinguishing alien from endogenous material; ability of the body to resist disease

Example Sentences

In our study, being able to control inflammation and preserve immunocompetence was associated with being asymptomatic.

From Scientific American

Poor self-rated health could be a marker for immunocompetence, or the capacity of a person’s immune system to resist disease, the researchers said.

From Wall Street Journal

In 1992, a pair of biologists at the University of Tromsø in Norway proposed the “immunocompetence handicap hypothesis,” which essentially says that males will perform dumb, dangerous stunts to impress females.

From Salon

The conference “Ageing and Immunity“ recently held in Siena, Italy, has reviewed and discussed several possible causes of immune senescence, as well as strategies for counteracting this waning of immune responsiveness and for restoring immunocompetence.

From Science Magazine

People who have high immunocompetence and low inflammation—by definition, the most protected group—live longer.

From Scientific American