Aside from the odd big-budget radio play, most seemed to involve overwrought acting, expositionary dialogue and some poor sap creaking door hinges next to a microphone. Now, though, not only are audio dramas enjoying a new lease of life online, they have a new name: fiction podcasts. In this brave new world, the production is sharp and nuanced, the writing fresh and the cast are not plucked from the nearest am-dram production but from Hollywood.
Explanation Acquired brain injury is damage to the brain that occurs after birth. It is not related to a congenital disorder, a developmental disability or a progressive process or disease. It may be caused by traumatic injury, anoxia (an absence of oxygen) or encephalitis (an inflammation of the brain).
home / medterms medical dictionary a-z list / acquired immunity definition Medical Definition of Acquired immunity Acquired immunity: Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination (active immunity) or by the transfer of antibody or lymphocytes from an immune donor (passive immunity). Acquired immunity is in contrast to innate immunity (natural immunity).