acquired immunity

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 114551795)
    is a type of: immunity, resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
    subtypes:
    • active immunity - a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens
    • passive immunity - 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)

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