klendusity

Meaning

Noun

resistance to infection

Origin

Ancient Greek κλειδόω ("I lock up") (see κλείς) + ἔνδυσις (see ἐνδύω) + , because the route of entry for pathogens is supposed to be locked up. The word is a clumsy coinage; a more systematic approach would have involved cleido-.

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