| passive transport |
transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required
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lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" passive voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive" expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
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| 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)
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| passive anaphylaxis |
anaphylaxis occurring in a normal individual as a result of the injection of the serum of a previously sensitized individual; called also antiserum a.
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| passive cutaneous anaphylaxis |
(PCA) a passively transferred local anaphylactic reaction used in the study of reaginic antibodies; the skin of an animal is sensitized by intradermal injection of serum from a sensitized animal, and after a 24- to 72-hour latent period the antigen and Evans blue dye are injected intravenously. ...
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