| NOUN | artifact | immunizing agent, immunogen | any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body |
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| Meaning | Any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body. | |
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| Synonym | immunogen | |
| Narrower | toxin antitoxin | A mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease |
| vaccine, vaccinum | immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies | |
| Broader | antigen | Any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) |
| Spanish | inmunógeno | |
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