immunization
pronunciation
How to pronounce immunization in British English:
UK [ˌɪmjʊnaɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce immunization in American English:
US [ ˌɪmjʊnəˈzeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
Word Origin
- immunization (n.)
- 1893, from immunize + -ation.
Example
- 1. Each state has its own immunization requirements for schoolchildren .
- 2. In both regions there were a number of immunization campaigns organized as a response .
- 3. But india only recently introduced a second dose of measles vaccine to its routine immunization schedules .
- 4. International donors have promised more than four billion dollars to the global alliance for vaccines and immunization .
- 5. Breast-feeding is a kind of natural immunization for the infant , providing the mother 's antibodies to protect and support the child 's immature immune system .