immature

in immunology
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13254
Describing cells that are not fully developed and unable to participate immediately in an immune response.
Note: Immature B cells and T cells migrate from their primary lymphoid sites (bone marrow and thymus) through the vascular and lymphatic systems to secondary lymphoid sites. These sites include the spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, and Peyer’s patches in the intestine and appendix. The immature B cells and T cells mature only after they encounter an antigen.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1182 [Terms] [Paper]