Term: passive immunity: an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum)
Candidate hypernym: acquired immunity: immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination → 1
Candidate hypernym: crossing over: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis → 0
Candidate hypernym: immaturity: not having reached maturity → 0
Candidate hypernym: low-warp-loom: a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry → 0
Candidate hypernym: raw milk: unpasteurized milk → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus pandanus: type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines) → 0
Candidate hypernym: common cardinal vein: the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins → 0
Candidate hypernym: noun phrase: a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb → 0
Candidate hypernym: unit of measurement: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange → 0
Candidate hypernym: ex-boyfriend: a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend → 0
Candidate hypernym: crosshairs: a center of interest → 0