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The term is "Central Tolerance".

The Thymus (Which someone else mentioned) effectively checks the following:

(1) Does the cell react to an antigen (Foreign particle) [β-selection]

(2) Does the cell still work with the immune system (Can it bind to the cells it needs to bind to once it finds the antigen) [Positive Selection]

(3) Does the cell recognize only foreign particles and not the body itself [Central Tolerance / Negative Selection]




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