invading organism

collocation in English

meaningsofinvadeandorganism

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invade
verb
uk
/ɪnˈveɪd/us
/ɪnˈveɪd/
to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession ...
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organism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/us
/ˈɔːr-/
a single living plant, animal, ...
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(Definition ofinvadeandorganismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The process by which the glomeruli become injured during streptococcal infection is uncertain, but is believed to be related to the body's immune response to theinvadingorganism.
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Their mode of action is generally by paralysing parasites, which allows the host body to easily remove or expel theinvadingorganism.
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Cells which actually detect aninvadingorganism, become more numerous.
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Molecular biologists are learning more about the various surface components of the syphilis bacterium that stimulate the immune system to respond to theinvadingorganism.
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T-lymphocytes are activated and also by inflammation level (because pathogensinvadingorganismactivate the immune system to various degrees and causing proinflammatory cytokine secretion, therefore they support the rejection).
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She learns that the children are all genetically engineered with highly advanced immune systems that would destroy invading organisms by genetically altering them.
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The complement proteins then create holes or pores in the invading organisms, leading to their destruction.
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By keeping the skin dry, it prevents invading organisms from colonizing.
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Some of the invading organisms, such as some species of moths, are specific to particular types of witches' brooms, relying on them for food and shelter for their larvae.
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Mechnikov proposed that phagocytes were a primary defense against invading organisms.
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