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acquired immunity meaning and definition

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ACQUIRED IMMUNITY noun

Definition of acquired immunity (noun)

  1. 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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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