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immunization
(redirected from antihormone immunization)

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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.

immu·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

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.

immunize verb
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.immunizationimmunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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
Spanish immunization [ɪmjunaɪˈzeɪʃən] ninmunización f
French immunization [ɪmjunaɪˈzeɪʃən] nimmunisation f
German immunization [ɪmjunaɪˈzeɪʃən] immune nImmunisierung f
Italian immunization [ɪmjunaɪˈzeɪʃən] nimmunizzazione f

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