Host Defense Mechanism

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Host Defense Mechanism Definition

Among the many Host Defense Mechanisms against pathology are physical barriers to pathogens, immediate nonspecific and constitutive (innate) defenses, specific inducible immune responses, metabolic and physiologic homeostatic mechanisms, detoxification mechanisms, repair processes, and healing mechanisms.

Host Defense Mechanism Synonyms

Terms in Host Defense Mechanism category

Coagulation Process
Host Defense
Immune Function
Inflammation Process
Regeneration