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immunization

immunization

29 3.7
The process of protecting a person from disease by giving a vaccine
  • noun
  • /ˌɪmjunəˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vacunación
  • Children must receive their immunizations before starting school.
  • childhood immunization
  • immunization program
  • immunization schedule

So the rabies immunization is the only one I'm aware of for wild animals.

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Examples

  • Initially caused by serogroup A, immunization against this strain became a requirement for entry to Saudi Arabia.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Community-wide access to immunizations is provided by working with the public health authority and local pharmacies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • There might also be a critical period during which immunization is most likely to achieve results.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We're trying to increase HIV testing, we're trying to increase immunization rates, whatever it is.

  • Invest in child health and public health measures, such as immunization, to improve child survival chances.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I want to be able to choose which immunizations my children receive.

  • The boy was otherwise healthy, took no medications, and his immunizations were up to date.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Antigens are produced, which, following immunization, prompt the immune system to produce antibodies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • An aggressive campaign to provide children and adolescents universal immunization against HBV was begun in the 1990s.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In Europe, this led to government-sponsored campaigns of immunization against smallpox, diphtheria, typhoid fever, and whooping cough.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

vaccination
vsimmunization
76 3.0

Giving a vaccine to a person or animal to protect them from disease

is the wider process of creating immunity rather than a single vaccine administration
inoculation
vsimmunization
  • Specialized
15 4.0

To put a vaccine into the body to help the body fight a disease

is the wider process of creating immunity rather than a single administration
vaccinating
vsimmunization
1 3.7

Giving a vaccine to protect people from disease

is the ongoing process of creating immunity not merely a single injection
inoculating
vsimmunization
  • Specialized
3.9

Putting a vaccine into a person's body to protect them from disease

is the broader process of producing immunity rather than one act

How Protected

booster shot
  • Specialized
3 2.9
immunization
  • Specialized
29 3.7
unimmunized
  • US
1 7.5

Surface Forms

immunization singular
immunizations plural

Morphology

immunization = immunize (transparent) = immune + ize + ation

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ation' to the verb 'immunize'; the meaning follows directly.

Etymology

Immunization comes from the Latin word immunis, meaning 'free' or 'exempt', and is related to the word immune. So an immunization is a way to make a person 'free' from a disease or 'protected' against it.