English noun: acquired immunity | |||
1. | acquired immunity (state) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | immunity, resistance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | active immunity, passive immunity | ||