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premunition
[ pree-myoo-nish-uhn ]
noun
- Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
premunition
/ ˌpriːmjʊˈnɪʃən /
noun
- med a state of immunity acquired as the result of a persistent latent infection
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Other Words From
- pre·mu·ni·tive [pree-, myoo, -ni-tiv], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of premunition1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of premunition1
C15 (in the sense: to protect beforehand): from Latin praemūnitiō, from praemūnīre, from prae before + mūnīre to fortify
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