Ko te āhei o te tangata ki te kaupare atu i ngā momo tahumaero pērā i te pokenga huaketo, me te pokenga huakita. Ko te mahi tēnei a ngā pūtau toto mā.
A person's ability to ward off illness and disease, such as viral infections and bacterial infections. This is the function of white blood cells.
awhikiri - innermost defences of a pā
awhi - embrace
kiri - person, self
He aha te mahi a ngā pūtau toto mā i roto i te pūnaha awhikiri o te tangata hei kaupare atu i ngā mate?
Mā te rongoā āraimate e pakari ake ai te awhikiri o te tangata ki ngā momo mate pērā i te rewharewha.
Mēnā e pakari ana te hauora o te tangata, ka pakari anō tana awhikiri ki te nuinga o ngā mate o ia rā.