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premunition
pre·mu·ni·tion P0527700 (prē′myo͝o-nĭsh′ən)n. Relative immunity to severe infection by a particular pathogen as a result of a chronic low-grade infection by the same pathogen. [French prémunition, from Latin praemūnītiō, praemūnītiōn-, fortification beforehand, from praemūnītus, past participle of praemūnīre, to fortify in advance : prae-, pre- + mūnīre, to fortify; see munition.] pre·mune′ (prē-myo͞on′) adj.premunition (ˌpriːmjʊˈnɪʃən) n (Medicine) med a state of immunity acquired as the result of a persistent latent infection[C15 (in the sense: to protect beforehand): from Latin praemūnitiō, from praemūnīre, from prae before + mūnīre to fortify]pre•mu•ni•tion (ˌpri myuˈnɪʃ ən) n. a state of balance between host and infectious agent such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent. [1920–35; < French prémunition < Latin praemūnītiō advance provisions for defense; see pre-, munition] Translations
premunition
premunition [pre″mu-nish´un] resistance to infection by the same or closely related pathogen established after an acute infection has become chronic, and lasting as long as the infecting organisms are in the body. adj., adj premu´nitive.pre·mu·ni·tion (pre'mū-nish'ŭn), A state of existing resistance of a host to infection or reinfection with a parasite; used especially in malaria epidemiology. [L. praemunitio, fortification in advance, fr. prae-, + munio, to fortify] premunition (prē′myo͝o-nĭsh′ən)n. Relative immunity to severe infection by a particular pathogen as a result of a chronic low-grade infection by the same pathogen. pre·mune′ (prē-myo͞on′) adj.premunition A protective immune response to a particular pathogen due to chronic infection by the pathogen; it is not used in the working medical parlance.pre·mu·ni·tion (prē'myū-nish'ŭn) A state of existing resistance of a host to infection or reinfection with a parasite; used especially in malaria epidemiology. [L. praemunitio, fortification in advance, fr. prae-, + munio, to fortify] |