innate
51innate — adj. 1 inborn; natural. 2 Philos. originating in the mind. Derivatives: innately adv. innateness n. Etymology: ME f. L innatus (as IN (2), natus past part. of nasci be born) …
52innate or natural immunity — See nonspecific resistance …
53innate immunity — immunity based on the genetic constitution of the individual, e.g., immunity of humans to canine distemper. Called also familial i., genetic i., inherent i., inherited i., and native i …
54innate trait — inherent attribute, inherent quality, inborn characteristic …
55innate immunity — noun immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual s natural biologic makeup • Syn: ↑natural immunity • Hypernyms: ↑immunity, ↑resistance • Hyponyms: ↑racial immunity …
56innate reflex — noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus • Syn: ↑reflex, ↑reflex response, ↑reflex action, ↑instinctive reflex, ↑inborn reflex, ↑unconditioned reflex, ↑physiological reaction …
57congenital inborn innate — noninheritable oninheritable adj. not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of {inheritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate}] Syn: nonheritable, nonhereditary, nontransmissible. [WordNet 1.5] …
58congenital inborn innate — nonhereditary onhereditary adj. Not inheritable through genetic transmission. Opposite of {inheritable}, and {heritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate ] Syn: nontransmissible, nonheritable, noninheritable.… …
59Nature (innate) — Nature is innate behavior (behavior not learned or influenced by the environment), character or essence, especially of a human. This is a way of using the word nature which goes back to its earliest forms in Greek. See Nature (Philosophy). Nature …
60drives, innate and acquired — Energizing forces directed towards a particular goal or objective. Drives may be viewed as innate (physiological) or acquired (learned). In the former case the term is sometimes used as an alternative to instinct though drive suggests less pre… …
