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Immunization

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n. The process by which an individual is exposed to a material that is designed to prime his or her immune system against that material.

n. One such exposure.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation).

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The artificial adaptation of an animal to foreign cells or cell products, brought about by the injection of such foreign material. See immunity, 5.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

Word Usage

"The word immunization comes from the Latin word Immunes, referring to “a group of soldiers who once having fought and survived a battle never had to fight again.”"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

protection

Hyponym

inoculation sensitizing sensitization sensitising sensitisation

Form

passive immunization active immunization passive immunisation active immunisation

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

immunisation

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Alsatian Americanization Appalachian Balkanization Christianization

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

vaccination inoculation prophylaxis tetanus toxoid