Immunization definition
The process of inducing immunity to an infectious organism or agent in an individual or animal through vaccination .
A vaccination that induces immunity. A recommended schedule of immunizations for infants and young children includes vaccines against diphtheria, polio, tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella.
(US, countable) One such exposure.
The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.
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Noun
Singular:
immunization
Plural:
immunizationsOrigin of immunization
- From French immunisation, coined by Albert Calmette
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