immunizationnoun [ C or U ]
UK usually immunisation uk/ˌim.jə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌim.jə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/specialized medical the process of protecting a person or animal from an infectious disease by putting a substance into the body that makes it produce antibodies (= proteins in the blood that fight disease):
mass/routine immunization
Immunization gives people the ability to resist infection temporarily or permanently.
With the use of immunizations in babies, the mortality rate has dropped significantly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- antibody
- antigen
- antivaxxer
- autoimmune
- gamma globulin
- immune
- immune response
- immune system
- immunity
- immunize
- immunodeficiency
- immunosuppression
- interferon
- lymph
- T cell
- tolerance
- vaccinate
- vaccine
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