partial immunity

collocation in English

meaningsofpartialandimmunity

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partial
adjective
uk
/ˈpɑː.ʃəl/us
/ˈpɑːr.ʃəl/
not ...
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immunity
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.ti/us
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/
a situation in which you are protected against disease or from ...
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(Definition ofpartialandimmunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpartial immunity

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A large part of the patients are from ethnic groups who are repeatedly inflicted by the disease and have thereforepartialimmunity.
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The repeated exposures result in the build up ofpartialimmunity.
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Partialimmunitymay decrease the severity of illness.
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The fish we used in the experiment carried a low but natural level of infection for fish of this age and may have exhibited somepartialimmunity.
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Thispartialimmunityis not automatically endowed upon consular premises in this country.
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There are other people, service staffs, and so on, who are entitled topartialimmunityin their official acts, and there are also dependants.
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Perhaps the local population have had it for years and have developedpartialimmunity.
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In this case, it is merely apartialimmunityand, therefore, a considerable advantage to the organisation against other litigants.
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Six females have been found with apartialimmunity.
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Genetic resistance to myxomatosis was observed soon after the first release and most rabbits acquiredpartialimmunityin the first two decades.
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This phrase came about as a result of exposure to cowpox, which causes no serious symptoms, but does convey apartialimmunityto the disfiguring (and often fatal) disease smallpox.
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His healing factor grants himpartialimmunityto the fatigue toxins generated by his muscles during physical activity, so he has much greater stamina than an ordinary human.
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