odporność

From odporny +‎ -ość.

• IPA^(key): /ɔtˈpɔr.nɔɕt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrnɔɕt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: od‧por‧ność

odporność f (related adjective odpornościowy)

1. (uncountable, physics) resistance, resilience, toughness, hardiness, endurance (physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity)

   Synonym: wytrzymałość

2. (uncountable, neuroscience, psychology) resistance, resilience (mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness, or misfortune)
3. (countable, immunology) immunity (protective resistance against disease)

   Synonym: obronność

4. (uncountable, anatomy, immunology, colloquial) immune system (system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response; it includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen, and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells; and cell products such as antibodies)

   Synonyms: układ immunologiczny, układ odpornościowy

• odporność in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• odporność in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• odporność in PWN's encyclopedia