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immunization in Portuguese

immunization in Portuguese is imunização — immunization means the process of giving someone a small, safe amount of a substance so their body learns to fight off a disease.

immunization in Portuguese

imunização
noun
(US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.

What does "immunization" mean?

  1. noun The process of giving someone a small, safe amount of a substance so their body learns to fight off a disease.
    "Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers."
  2. noun A single dose given as part of this process.
    "The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV."
  3. noun The way a living thing's body builds up its own protection against a disease-causing germ.
    "Immunization via previous infection is not unusual among infectious diseases, but the degree and duration of such immunization varies by disease and depends on other factors as well (such as immunocapability and dietary sufficiency)."
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immunization in a sentence

  • Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers.
  • The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.
  • Immunization via previous infection is not unusual among infectious diseases, but the degree and duration of such immunization varies by disease and depends on other factors as well (such as immunocapability and dietary sufficiency).

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What is "immunization" in Portuguese?
"immunization" in Portuguese is imunização. immunization means: The process of giving someone a small, safe amount of a substance so their body learns to fight off a disease.
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