Svensk definition
Avsiktlig stimulering av värdens immunsvar. Aktiv immunisering innebär tillförsel av antigen eller immunologiska adjuvantia. Passiv immunisering innebär tillförsel av immunsera eller lymfocyter eller deras produkter (t ex transferfaktor, immun-RNA) eller transplantation av immuncellproducerande vävnad (tymus eller benmärg).
Svenska synonymer
Immunologisk stimulering — Immunstimulering — Variolisation — Variolation — Immunsensibilisering — Immunologisk sensibilisering
Engelska synonymer
Immunizations — Immunologic Sensitization — Sensitization, Immunologic — Stimulation, Immunologic — Immunologic Stimulation — Immunostimulation — Immunological Stimulation — Immunological Stimulations — Stimulation, Immunological — Stimulations, Immunological — Sensitization, Immunological — Immunological Sensitization — Immunological Sensitizations — Sensitizations, Immunological — Variolation — Variolations