active immunity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of active immunity
First recorded in 1910–15
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Naturally acquired active immunity, the response to a pathogen, is the focus of this chapter.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Artificially acquired active immunity involves the use of vaccines.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The production of antibodies by plasma cells in response to an antigen is called active immunity and describes the host’s active response of the immune system to an infection or to a vaccination.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Question is whether polio antibodies, inherited from the mother and conferring "passive immunity" for a few months, will interfere with the child's developing its own antibodies for lasting "active immunity."
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Variations in chemiotaxis towards different organisms probably depend in natural conditions, as well as in active immunity, upon the opsonic content of the serum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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