immunized

Thân thiện

The child is immunized at the doctor's office.

Definition

Adjective: Having been made resistant or unsusceptible to a specific disease, typically through the administration of a vaccine.

Usage

The adjective "immunized" describes the state of a person or animal that has received a vaccine or other treatment to stimulate the immune system, providing protection against a particular infectious disease. It is often used in medical, public health, and personal health contexts.

Examples

• The immunized child did not contract measles during the outbreak.
• Before traveling, ensure you are immunized against yellow fever.
• The public health goal is to have a fully immunized population.

Advanced Usage

• "Immunized against": This is the standard prepositional phrase used to specify the disease.
  • All healthcare workers must be immunized against influenza.
• In financial contexts, "immunized" can metaphorically describe a portfolio structured to be protected against interest rate risk, but this is a specialized, separate meaning.

Variants and Related Words

• Immunize (verb): To make someone immune to a disease, typically by inoculation.
  • The campaign aims to immunize every infant.
• Immunization (noun): The process of making a person or animal immune to a disease.
  • Childhood immunization is crucial for public health.
• Immune (adjective): Resistant to a particular infection or toxin.
  • Once you recover, you may be immune to the virus for some time.

Synonyms

• Vaccinated: Treated with a vaccine to produce immunity.
• Inoculated: Introduced a vaccine or antigen into the body to induce immunity.
• Protected: (In this specific context) shielded from disease through immunization.

Antonyms

• Susceptible: Likely to be harmed or affected by a disease.
• Vulnerable: Open to physical or emotional harm, including infection.

Related Phrases

• Herd immunity: The indirect protection from disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immunized.
  • High vaccination rates are necessary to achieve herd immunity.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease

Từ đồng nghĩa

• immunised
• vaccinated