Definition of vaccine. Meaning of vaccine. Synonyms of vaccine

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Definition of vaccine

Vaccine
Vaccine 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.

Meaning of vaccine from wikipedia

- a vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. a vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles
- the influenza vaccination is an annual vaccination using a vaccine specific for a given year to protect against the highly variable
- two polio vaccine s are used throughout the world to combat poliomyelitis (or polio). the first was developed by jonas salk and first
- the 2009 flu pandemic vaccines are the set of influenza vaccine s that have been developed to protect against the pandemic h1n1/09 virus .
- vaccination is the administration of antigen ic material (a vaccine ) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive
- the human papilloma virus (hpv) vaccine prevents infection with certain species of human papillomavirus associated with the development of
- the mmr vaccine is an immunization vaccine against measles , mumps , and rubella (also called german measles). it is a mixture of live
- an hiv vaccine is a vaccine which would either protect individuals who do not have hiv from contracting that virus, or otherwise may have
- a cancer vaccine is a vaccine that treats existing cancer or prevents the development of cancer in certain high-risk individuals.
- the smallpox vaccine was the first successful vaccine to be developed. the process of vaccination was first publicised by edward jenner