Medical Dictionary
naive
adj na·ive
na·iv·erna·iv·est
Medical Definition of NAIVE
1
: not previously subjected to experimentation or a particular experimental situation <naive laboratory rats>
2
: not having previously used a particular drug (as marijuana)
3
: not having been exposed previously to an antigen <a naive immune system> <naive T cells>
Variants of NAIVE
na·ive or na·ïve \nä-ˈēv\
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