IMMUNIZATION

immunization, immunisation

(noun) the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

immunization (countable and uncountable, plural immunizations)

(US, uncountable) The process by which an individual is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.

(US, countable) One such exposure.

Usage notes

This term usually involves the vaccine instead of the nosode.

Hyponyms

• serotherapy

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 February 2025

STORY

(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”


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