Organism Function
immune evasion
im·mune e·va·sion
Subclass of:
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Definitions related to immune evasion:
  • Methods used by pathogenic organisms to evade a host's immune system.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (evasion of host immune response) A process by which an organism avoids the effects of the host organism's immune response. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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