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active immunity
noun
- immunity in an organism resulting from its own production of antibody or lymphocytes.
active immunity
- See under acquired immunity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of active immunity1
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Example Sentences
Active immunity has thus been shown to be associated with the presence of certain anti-substances in the serum.
The increased ingestion of bacteria in active immunity would seem to depend upon the presence of immune opsonins in the serum.
In producing active immunity against many bacterial diseases the organisms are introduced (c) dead.
An active immunity is thus induced in susceptible animals which lasts until the danger from exposure to the disease is over.
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