immunization (redirected from Active immunization)

im·mu·nize  (my-nz)

tr.v. im·mu·nized, im·mu·niz·ing, im·mu·niz·es

1. To render immune.

2. To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.

3. Law To grant immunity from prosecution: immunize a witness.

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immu·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

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immunization  (my-n-zshn)

1. The process of inducing immunity to an infectious organism or agent in an individual or animal through vaccination.

2. A vaccination that induces immunity. A recommended schedule of immunizations for infants and young children includes vaccines against diphtheria, polio, tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella.

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immunize verb

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) immunisation protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" inoculation, vaccination - taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease sensitising, sensitizing, sensitisation, sensitization - rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

Translations

immunization [ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃən] N (Med) → inmunización f

immunization [ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] immunisation (British) n → immunisation f

immunization

n → Immunisierung f

immunization [ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → immunizzazione f

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immunization [ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → immunizzazione f