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resistance vs acquired immunity

acquired immunity vs resistance

resistance and acquired immunity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resistance Yes No No No
acquired immunity Yes No No No
As nouns, acquired immunity is a hyponym of resistance; that is, acquired immunity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resistance:
  • resistance: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  • acquired immunity: 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
Other hyponyms of resistance include immunogenicity, innate immunity, natural immunity.
resistance (noun) acquired immunity (noun)
group action in opposition to those in power 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
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
Difference between resistance and acquired immunity

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