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Pronunciation: im′myū-ni-zā′shŭn
Definition: Protection of susceptible patients from communicable diseases by administration of a living modified agent (yellow fever vaccine), a suspension of killed organisms (pertussis vaccine), a protein expressed in a heterologous organism (hepatitis B vaccine), or an inactivated toxin (tetanus).
See Also: vaccination, allergization
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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