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Immunization --> immunisation

(Science: immunology) a process that increases an organisms reaction to antigen and therefore improves its ability to resist or overcome infection.

(Science: technique) a technique used to induce immune resistance to a specific disease in humans (or other mammals) by exposing the individual to an antigen in order to raise antibodies to that antigen. The act of making immune (especially by inoculation).