Underimmunize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide with inadequate immunization.

    "Those who tend, from ignorance, to underimmunize would readily follow such schedules; those who tend to overimmunize would quickly adopt proper standards, lest medical and lay persons criticize them."

Example

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"Those who tend, from ignorance, to underimmunize would readily follow such schedules; those who tend to overimmunize would quickly adopt proper standards, lest medical and lay persons criticize them."

Etymology

From under- + immunize.

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