immunization

English

Alternative forms

immunisation (UK)

Etymology

From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize +‎ -ation.

Noun

immunization (countable and uncountable, plural immunizations)

(US, uncountable) 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.
Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers.
(US, countable) One such exposure.
The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.

Usage notes

This term usually involves the vaccine instead of the nosode.

Hyponyms

serotherapy

Derived terms

Translations

process of immunization

Armenian: իմունիզացիա (hy) (imunizacʿia)
Bulgarian: имунизация f (imunizacija)
Czech: imunizace f
Esperanto: imunigo
Indonesian: imunisasi (id), vaksinasi (id)
Japanese: 予防接種 (ja) (yobōsesshu), 感作 (ja) (kansa)
Kazakh: иммундау (immundau)
Macedonian: имуниза́ција f (imunizácija)
Polish: immunizacja (pl) f
Portuguese: imunização f
Russian: иммуниза́ция (ru) f (immunizácija)
Slovak: imunizácia
Swedish: immunisering (sv) c
Ukrainian: імуніза́ція f (imunizácija)

an instance of immunization

Armenian: իմունիզացիա (hy) (imunizacʿia)
Bulgarian: имунизация f (imunizacija)
Esperanto: imunigo
Indonesian: imunisasi (id), vaksinasi (id)
Macedonian: имуниза́ција f (imunizácija)
Portuguese: imunização f
Slovak: imunizácia

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