Sign in
|
English
|
Terms of Use
Dictionary
Forum
Contacts
English
⇄
Arabic
Chinese
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Lithuanian
Portuguese
Russian
Serbian Latin
Spanish
Swedish
G
o
o
g
l
e
|
Forvo
|
+
to phrases
passive immunity
anim.husb.
被动免疫
力
med.
被动免疫
repr.biol.
被动免疫力
性
sport., med.
被动免疫力
;
被动免疫性
English thesaurus
passive immunity
med.
Immunity that develops after a person receives immune system components, most commonly antibodies, donated from another person. Passive immunity can occur naturally, such as when an infant receives a mother's antibodies through the placenta or breast milk, or artificially, such as when a person receives antibodies in the form of an injection
gamma globulin injection
. Passive immunity provides immediate protection against an antigen, but does not provide long- lasting protection.
see also
acquired immunity
,
active immunity
,
antibody
passive immunity
:
5 phrases
in 3 subjects
Animal husbandry
2
Genetics
1
Nursing
2
The server is undergoing maintenance and the site is working in read-only mode. Please check back later.">
Add
|
The server is undergoing maintenance and the site is working in read-only mode. Please check back later.">
Report an error
|
Get short URL
|
Language Selection Tips