| umls-concept:C0020962 | skos:definition | MSH: The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of interrelated cellular, molecular, and genetic components.,CSP: includes the thymus, spleen, lymphatic system, bone marrow, tonsils, and Peyer's patches, and the migratory cells these organs generate: lymphocytes, granulocytes, and cells of the monocyte- macrophage type.,NCI: The complex group of organs and cells that defends the body against infection or disease.,NCI: The complex group of organs like thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymphatic system, hematopoetic system and cells like lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes and macrophages that defends the body against infection or disease. It consists of a complex interrelated cellular, molecular and genetic component. | lld:umls |
