| 单词 | premunition |
| 释义 | premunition[ pree-myoo-nish-uhn ] / ˌpri myuˈnɪʃ ən / nounImmunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent. Also called coinfectious immunity. Origin of premunition1920–35; <French prémunition<Latin praemūnītiōn-, stem of praemūnītiō advance provisions for defense; see pre-, munition OTHER WORDS FROM premunitionpre·mu·ni·tive [pree-myoo-ni-tiv], /priˈmyu nɪ tɪv/, adjectiveWords nearby premunitionPremonstratensian, premorbid, premorse, Prempro, premundane, premunition, premyeloblast, premyelocyte, prename, prenatal, Prendergast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for premunitionpremunition / (ˌpriːmjʊˈnɪʃən) / nounmed a state of immunity acquired as the result of a persistent latent infection Word Origin for premunitionC15 (in the sense: to protect beforehand): from Latin praemūnitiō, from praemūnīre, from prae before + mūnīre to fortify Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for premunitionpremunition [ prē′myu-nĭsh′ən ] n.infection immunity Other words from premunitionpre•mune′ (prē-myōōn′) adj.pre•mu′ni•tive adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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