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active immunity
noun
, Immunology.
- immunity in an organism resulting from its own production of antibody or lymphocytes.
active immunity
- See under acquired immunity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of active immunity1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
Active immunity has thus been shown to be associated with the presence of certain anti-substances in the serum.
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The increased ingestion of bacteria in active immunity would seem to depend upon the presence of immune opsonins in the serum.
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In producing active immunity against many bacterial diseases the organisms are introduced (c) dead.
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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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