Medical Definition of immunocompetence. : the capacity for a normal immune response altered the immunocompetence of the lymphocytes.
Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is literature, painting, and film that, while encompassing a range of subtly different concepts, share in common an acceptance of magic in the rational world.
Magic realism taps into an unconscious life of symbol and metaphor, as opposed to fact and analysis. You might not believe in fairies, but are secretly convinced that your lottery numbers have magical properties.