Host defense

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005400",
  "term": "Host defense",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The collective mechanisms by which an organism protects itself from infection by pathogens and from the development of diseases such as cancer. These defenses include both innate immunity, which provides immediate, non-specific protection, and adaptive immunity, which offers specific, long-lasting protection. Components of host defense include physical barriers, immune cells, and soluble factors like antibodies.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "T lymphocyte",
    "acquired immunity",
    "adaptive immune response",
    "chemotaxis",
    "cell-mediated cytotoxicity",
    "innate immunity",
    "natural immunity",
    "phagocytosis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1177 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/host-defense/"
}