Definition of
Vaccine
- (noun, artifact) immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
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Synonyms of Vaccine
Alternate forms of Vaccine
Derivations: vaccinate
Hyponyms: dpt vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, pneumovax, poliovirus vaccine, proteosome, proteosome vaccine
Hypernyms: immunizing agent, immunogen
Origin of the word Vaccine
- "matter used in vaccination," 1846, from L. vaccina, fem. of vaccinus "pertaining to a cow" (see vaccination). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper