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maternal immunity (medicine) and hoe(3) (iou)


maternal immunity (medicine)


maternal immunity
<epidemiology> Immunity for a neonate provided by IgG antibody generated by a mother and passed across the placenta to the unborn offspring. This provides short lived protection (with a typical half life of 3-6 months) to the neonate. Also known as immunity.


hoe(3) (iou)



hoe noun3. ME.
[Old French houe from Old Frankish = Old High German houwa (German Haue) rel. to HEW verb.]
A tool consisting of a thin blade attached to a long handle, used for loosening the surface of the ground, digging up weeds, etc.
Dutch hoe: see DUTCH adjective. draw-hoe a hoe used with a pulling action.
Comb.: hoe-cake US a cake of maize flour of a type orig. baked on the blade of a hoe.
hoeful noun as much as can be lifted on a hoe M19.