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immune
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adjective
  1. exempt, Exempt from inclusion.
  2. (immunology) protected, Protected by inoculation.
  3. (immunology) Protected due to inate resistance to pathogens.
immunize
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verb (immuniz, es)
  1. (transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.
  2. (transitive) To inoculate someone, as thus produce immunity from a disease.
immunogenic
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adjective
  1. that produces a reaction from the immune system; antigenic
immunology
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noun
  1. (medicine) The branch of medicine that studies the body's immune system.
inoculate
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verb (inoculates, inoculating, inoculated, inoculated)
  1. (context, transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  2. (context, transitive, by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
inoculation
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noun
  1. (immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  2. (microbiology) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.

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