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Immunity, Maternally-Acquired

Medical Definition: Resistance to a disease-causing agent induced by the introduction of maternal immunity into the fetus by transplacental transfer or into the neonate through colostrum and milk.
Guide Notes: of fetus by transplacental transfer or of neonate through colostrum or milk; do not add MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; note category: do not confuse with IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE (Cat E); TN 242
Also Called: Fetal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired,Neonatal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired

Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Medical Definitions and Terms

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