group action in opposition to those in power | immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination |
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance | |
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | |
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | |
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) | |
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness | |
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | |
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion | |
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms | |
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease | |
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents | |