Nonself

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nonself \non"self`\, n.
     1. That which is not oneself.
        [PJC]
  
     2. (Immunology) Any material that enters the body and is not
        recognized by the immune system as being part of its body,


        thereby triggering an immune response; any material
        appearing to the immune system to be foreign to its body.
        [PJC]