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noun
The translocation of active humoral immunity from one individual to another in the form of custom-made antibodies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acquired immunity
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