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Vaccine

Vaccine Meaning & Definition
Vaccine Definition And Meaning

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

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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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