premunition
noun
pre·mu·ni·tion
ˌprē-myu̇-ˈni-shən 
1
archaic
: an advance provision of protection
2
a
: resistance to a disease due to the existence of its causative agent in a state of physiological equilibrium in the host
b
: immunity to a particular infection due to previous presence of the causative agent
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premunition
noun
pre·mu·ni·tion
ˌprē-myu̇-ˈnish-ən
1
: resistance to a disease due to the existence of its causative agent in a state of physiological equilibrium in the host
2
: immunity to a particular infection due to previous presence of the causative agent
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