NOUN | state | passive immunity | an impermanent / impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum) |
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Meaning | An impermanent / impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum). | |
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Broader | acquired immunity | immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life |
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