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immune vs immune carrier

immune carrier vs immune

immune and immune carrier both are nouns.

immune is an adjective but immune carrier is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
immune Yes Yes No No
immune carrier Yes No No No
As nouns, immune carrier is a hyponym of immune; that is, immune carrier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than immune:
  • immune: a person who is immune to a particular infection
  • immune carrier: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Other hyponyms of immune include carrier.
immune (noun) immune carrier (noun)
a person who is immune to a particular infection (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
immune (adjective) immune carrier (adjective)
relating to the condition of immunity
secure against
(usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
Difference between immune and immune carrier

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