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Acquired immunity: Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination (active immunity) or by the transfer of antibody or lymphocytes from an immune donor (passive immunity). Acquired immunity is in contrast to innate immunity (natural immunity).
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immunity /im·mu·ni·ty/ (Ä-mu´nÄ-te) the condition of being immune; the protection against infectious disease conferred either by the immune response generated ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. Immunity obtained either from the development of antibodies in response to exposure to an antigen, as from vaccination ...
Innate and Acquired Immunity Aims and Objectives. To understand how the body prevents entry of micro-organisms. To understand the difference between innate and acquired ...
Multiple Sclerosis Encyclopaedia - acquired immunity ... Sometimes also called specific or adaptive immunity, acquired immunity is those features of the immune system that are ...