acquired immunity
noun
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Sense 1 noun
immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
Types & categories
- immunity hypernym
- active immunity hyponym
- passive immunity hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | immunity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | active immunity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | passive immunity |