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Immunizations

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.

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noun

1
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."
2
One such exposure.
"The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Immunizations"

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Word	Definition
immunisationnoun	(rail transport, electrical engineering) The process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies so they don't interfere with each other.
bunkersnoun	(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
dosesnoun	A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
fortificationsnoun	The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
forts	a 2D real-time strategy video game developed and published by Australian studio EarthWork Games.
immunenoun	(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
immunitynoun	(medicine) Protective resistance against disease.
immunodeficiencynoun	A depletion in the body's natural immune system, or in some component of it.
inoculationnoun	(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
inoculationsnoun	(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
nidsnoun	Initialism of network intrusion detection system.
shotsnoun	The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
vaccinationnoun	Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
vaccinationsnoun	Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
vaccinenoun	(immunology) A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.
vaccinesnoun	(immunology) A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.
immuniseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of immunize. [(transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.]
vaccinateverb	(transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
vaccinated	Inoculated with a vaccine.
vaccinal	(medicine) Of or relating to vaccine or vaccination