immunization
English
Alternative forms
- immunisation (UK)
Etymology
From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette.
Noun
immunization (countable and uncountable, plural immunizations)
- (US, uncountable) The process by which an individual is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
- Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers.
- (US, countable) One such exposure.
- The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.
Derived terms
- active immunization
- alloimmunization
- autoimmunization
- deimmunization
- hyperimmunization
- isoimmunization
- passive immunization
- postimmunization
- preimmunization
- reimmunization
- underimmunization
Hyponyms
Translations
process of immunization
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an instance of immunization
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