immunization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize + -ation or immune + -ization.
Meanings
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(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.
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.
1961, Geoffrey Edsall, “The Future of Immunization”, in Public Health Reports, volume 76, number 9, page 816:Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers.
Near-synonym: vaccination (broadly synonymous)
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(US, countable) One such exposure.
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.
2023 March 14, “Nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2 reduced virus load in the brain of challenged mice and neutralized Wuhan, Delta and Omicron Variants”, in National Library of Medicine:The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.
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(US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.
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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| immunisation | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| immunizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
autoimmunization · immunization passport · isoimmunization · deimmunization · hyperimmunization · active immunization · alloimmunization · underimmunization · postimmunization · coimmunization · xenoimmunization · overimmunization · preimmunization · reimmunization
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Translations (33)
ja 予防接種 (process of immunization) · it immunizzazione (process of immunization) · fi immunisointi (process of immunization) · ja 感作 (process of immunization) · fr immunisation (process of immunization) · cs imunizace (process of immunization) · eo imunigo (an instance of immunization) · hy իմունիզացիա (process of immunization) · ar تمنيع (process of immunization) · pt imunização (process of immunization) · id vaksinasi (process of immunization) · mk имуниза́ција (an instance of immunization) · uk імуніза́ція (process of immunization) · mk имуниза́ција (process of immunization) · hy իմունիզացիա (an instance of immunization) · ca immunització (process of immunization) · pl immunizacja (process of immunization) · eo imunigo (process of immunization) · sk imunizácia (an instance of immunization) · sk imunizácia (process of immunization) · bg имунизация (an instance of immunization) · id imunisasi (process of immunization) · id vaksinasi (an instance of immunization) · bg имунизация (process of immunization) · fi immunisointi (an instance of immunization) · kk иммундау (process of immunization) · fi immunisaatio (an instance of immunization) · pt imunização (an instance of immunization) · fi immunisaatio (process of immunization) · id imunisasi (an instance of immunization) · sv immunisering (process of immunization) · ru иммуниза́ция (process of immunization) · es inmunización (process of immunization)