Immunization

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (US, uncountable) The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
2. (US, countable) One such exposure.
3. (US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: vaccination (broadly synonymous)

Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers.

It will do little for the future of immunization to prepare excellent vaccines, test them to a fare-thee-well for safety and efficacy, and then not insure that they are adequately used.

The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.

Our results are consistent with those obtained by other groups screening camelid-derived libraries, where an impressive diversity in the Nb nucleotide sequence, specificity and neutralizing capacity was found, especially after successive immunizations to promote the development of superimmunity.

Immunization via previous infection is not unusual among infectious diseases, but the degree and duration of such immunization varies by disease and depends on other factors as well (such as immunocapability and dietary sufficiency).

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Word Forms

• immunizations
• immunisation

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