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immunization

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French immunisation

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French · derived fromimmunisation
English todayimmunization

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

Words from the same roots

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