adj
Meaning 1
Preceding an immune response
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- a preimmune serum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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preimmune
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune English preimmune From pre- + immune.