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anergy

American

[an-er-jee] / ˈæn ər dʒi /

noun

Pathology. deficiency of energy.
Immunology. lack of immunity to an antigen.

anergy British

/ æˈnɜːdʒɪk, ˈænədʒɪ /

noun

lack of energy
immunol diminution or lack of immunity to an antigen

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Other Word Forms

anergic adjective

Etymology

Origin of anergy

< New Latin anergia. See an- ¹, ergo- ¹, -y ³

Example Sentences

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“We’re not really seeing these weird memory cells that are indicative of anergy or dysfunction,” Bhattacharya said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

In the process of clonal anergy, however, B cells exposed to soluble antigen in the bone marrow are not physically deleted, but become unable to function.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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