Canadian French Meaning of vaccine

vaccin

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Definitions and Meaning of vaccine in English

Wordnet

vaccine (n)

immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

Webster

vaccine (a.)

Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.

Webster

vaccine (n.)

The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.

any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.

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vaccin

immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodiesOf or pertaining to cows; p

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vaccinator => Vaccinateur, vaccination => Vaccination, vaccinating => vaccination, vaccinated => vacciné, vaccinate => vacciner,