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im·mu·nize

(ĭm′yə-nīz′)

tr.v. im·mu·nized, im·mu·niz·ing, im·mu·niz·es

1. To render immune.

2. To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.

3. Law To grant immunity from prosecution or suit: immunize a witness.

im′mu·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

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im·mu·ni·za·tion

(ĭm′yə-nĭ-zā′shən)

1. The production of immunity to an infectious disease in an individual through inoculation or vaccination.

2. A specific inoculation or vaccination.

immunize verb

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Noun

immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

immunisation

protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"

inoculation, vaccination - taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

sensitising, sensitizing, sensitisation, sensitization - rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections

Translations

imunizace

immuniseringvaccination

immunisation

immunizálásvédõoltás

bólusetning, ónæmisaîgerî

immunizzazione

иммунизация

imunizácia

bağışıklık kazandırma

immunization

[ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃən] N (Med) → inmunización f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

immunization

[ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] immunisation (British) n → immunisation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

immunization

n → Immunisierung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

immunization

[ˌɪmjʊnaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → immunizzazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

immune

(iˈmjuːn) adjective

(with to or from) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease. immune to measles; immune from danger.

imˈmunity noun

ˈimmunize, ˈimmunise (ˈimju-) verb

to make immune to a disease, especially by an injection of a weak form of the disease.

ˌimmuniˈzation, ˌimmuniˈsation noun

im·mu·ni·za·tion

n. inmunización, proceso para activar la producción de inmunidad en el organismo en contra de una determinada enfermedad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

immunization

n inmunización f; (vaccination) vacunación f

References in periodicals archive ?

'The key stakeholders have significant roles in the full implementation of the school-based immunization program which needs to be reached from the period of three months,' the EO read.

City ramps up vaccination drive; Aug-Oct as immunization months

Aristides Tan, DOH-12 director, said Thursday the immunization activities are currently ongoing in various public schools in Soccsksargen in partnership with the Department of Education, Department of the Interior and Local Government and local government units.

DOH targets 700K Soccsksargen learners in immunization drive

Following this, Duque encouraged mothers and caregivers to avail of the government's free immunization service for the benefit of the children.

DOH conducts school-based immunization program in Manila

Routine immunization coverage against measles was 99 per cent during the said period, he added.

Progress of immunization reviewed

The new EPI centre will maintain modern digitised data base of pregnant mothers, newborn babies, mothers and children of the city with dates of immunization and send SMS before the immunization dates to the beneficiaries to come there for immunization.

Digitised EPI centre launched in Rangpur city

He added that they were working on a National Action Plan to improve primary healthcare in the country with special emphasis on immunization.

New health minister for accelerated, enhanced immunisation coverage

Essential Immunization is a revolution in medicine that has eradicated smallpox and polio from the world and hopefully Measles will also be eradicated in near future if rate of essential immunization reaches 90 % or over in all developing countries including Pakistan.

Pakistan needs to increase essential immunization coverage

The centre with having long-time cold-chain storage capacity will provide free immunization services to children up to 15 months against 10 fatal diseases including polio, meningitis, hepatitis, measles, tuberculosis, pneumonia, pertussis and diarrhea.

Polyclinic hospital launches new immunization centre

[3] In 0-5 year's age group, immunization is a timely step for prevention of mortality and morbidity due to communicable diseases.

Assessment of immunization status among children aged 0-5 years at Surendranagar city, Gujarat

ACIP's recommendations on use of each vaccine are developed after in-depth reviews of vaccine-related data, including disease epidemiology and burden, vaccine efficacy and effectiveness, vaccine safety, quality of evidence, feasibility of program implementation, and economic analyses of immunization policy (1).

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older--United States, 2019

It is therefore essential to train the interns on knowledge, skills of administration of vaccines and communication for gaining competence in implementing the program on Immunization in the community in future.

EVALUATION OF A STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHING IMMUNIZATION SKILLS TO INTERNS

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