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Vaccine - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Vaccine : (noun)
1: immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead
pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the
production of antibodies [syn: vaccinum]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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