ACTIVE IMMUNITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("active immunity" is a kind of...):

acquired immunity (immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination)

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