active immunity

noun

, Immunology.

immunity in an organism resulting from its own production of antibody or lymphocytes.

active immunity

First recorded in 1910–15

How does active immunity compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

For some viruses and vaccines, active immunity can last decades — even the rest of your life.

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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