natural resistance

noun

, Immunology.

1. natural immunity.

Example Sentences

This approach allowed the researchers to examine how different levels of natural resistance within the plants could be linked to their mineral compositions.

From Science Daily

Native people had little natural resistance, or immunity, to these new diseases.

From Literature

The introduction of the aggressive and non-native North American signal crayfish has brought diseases that the indigenous crayfish have no natural resistance to, and their natural habitat of freshwater rivers and streams have become more polluted in recent years.

From BBC

Reactivity to a child’s natural resistance and budding sense of autonomy is more about having: 1. unrealistic expectations of how a 9-year-old behaves, and 2. unproductive responses when she doesn’t behave as you expect.

From Washington Post

Yeah, there's a natural resistance to change.

From Salon