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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 |
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