immunization
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immunization
Where it comes from
From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize + -ation or immune + -ization.
noun immunizations · immunisation
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The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
Near-synonym: vaccination (broadly synonymous)
Similar: vaccination[Appendix:Glossary
- One such exposure. The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.
- The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen. Immunization via previous infection is not unusual among infectious diseases, but the degree and duration of such immunization varies by disease and depends on other factors as well (such as immunocapability and dietary sufficiency).
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Closest in meaning: immunisation, inoculation, vaccine, immunity, immunology, vaccination, immunodeficiency, dose, epi, fortified, desensitization, uptake, coverage, immune, nids, vaccinations
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noun process of immunization
| Español | inmunización |
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| 日本語 | 予防接種 yobōsesshu, 感作 kansa |
| Português | imunização |
| Français | immunisation |
| Italiano | immunizzazione |
| Русский | иммуниза́ция immunizácija |
| العربية | تمنيع |
noun an instance of immunization
| Português | imunização |
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Talk about this word "immunization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/immunization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. immunization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/immunization "immunization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/immunization.Cite this
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