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infection immunity

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Main Entry: infection immunity
Function: noun
: PREMUNITION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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infection immunity n.
Relative immunity to severe infection by a particular pathogen as a result of a chronic low-grade infection induced earlier by the same pathogen. Also called premunition.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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