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passive immunity
noun
, Immunology.
- immunity resulting from the injection of antibodies or sensitized lymphocytes from another organism or, in infants, from the transfer of antibodies through the placenta or from colostrum.
passive immunity
/ păs′ĭv /
- See under acquired immunity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of passive immunity1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Dunbar expected to confer passive immunity on the hay fever patient by transferring to him this horse serum with its antibodies.
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