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Definition of 'immunization'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) immunization, immunisation
the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

Definition of 'immunization'

1. (noun) immunization
≠ vaccination
childhood immunization programs; children who don't receive their immunizations

Definition of 'immunization'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. immunization
Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow).

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