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ACTIVE IMMUNITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("active immunity" is a kind of...):
acquired immunity (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)
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