About The Word Vaccine
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Vaccine
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What's The Definition Of Vaccine?
[n] immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vaccine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vaccine: See Also | DPT vaccine | immunizing agent | immunogen | pneumococcal vaccine | Pneumovax | poliovirus vaccine Vaccine In Webster's Dictionary \Vac"cine\, a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr.
v[=a]c to bellow, to groan.]
Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or
caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.
-- n. The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.
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