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    【TED-Ed】How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce

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    immune

    US /ɪˈmjoon/

    UK /ɪˈmju:n/

    • Adjective
    • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
    • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
    trigger

    US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

    UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

    • Noun
    • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
    • Device that starts a process
    • Transitive Verb
    • To start a process off e.g. a memory
    • To cause something to begin or happen.
    constant

    US /ˈkɑnstənt/

    UK /'kɒnstənt/

    • Adjective
    • Happening frequently or without pause
    • Remaining the same over time or not changing.
    • Noun
    • Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
    • A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
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    diabetes

    US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/

    UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
    • A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
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