NOUN | act | immunisation, immunization | the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
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Meaning | The act of making immune (especially by inoculation). | |
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Synonym | immunization | |
Narrower | inoculation, vaccination | Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease |
sensitizing, sensitising, sensitization, sensitisation | Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections | |
Broader | protection | The activity of protecting someone or something |
Spanish | inmunización | |
Catalan | immunització |
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