immunizing agent

Other forms: immunizing agents

Definitions of immunizing agent

1. noun

   any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
   synonyms: immunogen

   types:

   vaccine, vaccinum

   immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

   toxin antitoxin

   a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease

   DPT vaccine

   abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood

   Pneumovax, pneumococcal vaccine

   vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus

   poliovirus vaccine

   vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

   proteosome, proteosome vaccine

   a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler

   type of:

   antigen

   any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)