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Categories: Articles with short description, Immune system
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acquired immunity
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Immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination WordNet 3.0
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Immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The body's ability to fight or prevent a specific infection. This ability can be acquired either actively OmegaWiki
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