immunization

immunization

English

Alternative forms

• immunisation (UK)

Etymology

From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize +‎ -ation.

Noun

immunization (countable and uncountable, plural immunizations)

1. (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.

2. (US, countable) One such exposure.

   The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.

Usage notes

This term usually involves the vaccine instead of the nosode.

Hyponyms

• serotherapy

Derived terms

• active immunization
• alloimmunization
• autoimmunization
• deimmunization
• hyperimmunization
• isoimmunization
• passive immunization
• postimmunization
• preimmunization
• reimmunization
• underimmunization

 

Translations

process of immunization

Armenian: իմունիզացիա (hy) (imunizacʿia) Bulgarian: имунизация f (imunizacija) Czech: imunizace f Esperanto: imunigo Indonesian: imunisasi (id), vaksinasi (id) Japanese: 予防接種 (ja) (yobōsesshu), 感作 (ja) (kansa) Kazakh: иммундау (immundau) Macedonian: имуниза́ција f (imunizácija) Polish: immunizacja (pl) f Portuguese: imunização f Russian: иммуниза́ция (ru) f (immunizácija) Slovak: imunizácia Swedish: immunisering c Ukrainian: імуніза́ція f (imunizácija)

an instance of immunization

Armenian: իմունիզացիա (hy) (imunizacʿia) Bulgarian: имунизация f (imunizacija) Esperanto: imunigo Indonesian: imunisasi (id), vaksinasi (id) Macedonian: имуниза́ција f (imunizácija) Portuguese: imunização f Slovak: imunizácia