受じゅ動どう免めん疫えき

noun

passive immunity

Medical term for immunity acquired through the transfer of antibodies rather than the body's own immune response.

• 新しん生せい児じは母はは親おやから受じゅ動どう免めん疫えきを得える。

  Newborns acquire passive immunity from their mothers.

• 受じゅ動どう免めん疫えきは能のう動どう免めん疫えきと異ことなり、即そっ効こう性せいがある。

  Unlike active immunity, passive immunity provides immediate protection.