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underimmunize

verb

Etymology

From under- + immunize.

  1. derived from immuniser
  2. prefixed as underimmunize — “under + immunize”

Definitions

  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.
    • There is a tendency to underimmunize children.
    • It is up to the caregiver to decide, but it is better to overimmunize a child than to underimmunize.

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