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passive immunity

noun /pæsɪvɪmjunɪti/ 16 letters Scrabble 27 WWF 32
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noun

an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum)

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