Hypernym

system 6

noun

a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

Part_meronym

immune system 1

noun

a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response

mononuclear phagocyte system 1

noun

a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow

reticuloendothelial system 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

Synonyms

RES 1
a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

Part_holonym

immune system 1

noun

a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response

mononuclear phagocyte system 1

noun

a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow