- immunized
- immunized immunized adj.
1. 1 (Med.) rendered less susceptible (to disease) by
treatment with a vaccine.
Syn: vaccinated. [WordNet 1.5]
2. rendered insusceptible. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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