Non-specific defence
What Non-specific defence means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A defence that acts against a wide range of potential pathogens before they reach the alveoli, without distinguishing between different types of pathogen.
A defence in which the same process can destroy many different types of pathogen.
Topics that use Non-specific defence
- Human defence systems (AQA GCSE)
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