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RELATIVE IMMUNITY

\ɹˈɛlətˌɪv ɪmjˈuːnɪti], \ɹˈɛlətˌɪv ɪmjˈuːnɪti], \ɹ_ˈɛ_l_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ɪ_m_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of RELATIVE IMMUNITY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Immunity of a given animal to certain quantities of bacteria or toxins, which in larger doses will produce disease in the animal. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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