Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
passive immunization
[ pas-iv im-yuh-nuh-zey-shuhn, ih-myoo- ]
Subclass of:
Immunization
Definitions related to passive immunization procedure:
  • (passive immunization) The conference of active humoral immunity from one individual to another via the transfer of formed antibodies.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (passive immunization) Use of antibodies or primed lymphocytes from an immune donor to produce immunity against an antigenic substance or organism in a nonimmune host.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (immunization, passive) Transfer of immunity from immunized to non-immune host by administration of serum antibodies, or transplantation of lymphocytes (ADOPTIVE TRANSFER).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Passive immunization involves giving: antibodies to an organism, a toxin produced by an organism.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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