Vaccine

Meaning

Adj

●

In Medicine:

Of,

to,

by, or

of cowpox.

●

In Immunology:

Of or

to

as a

of

for

against

; also, of or

to such

used for

.

●

Of,

to, or

from cattle.

Noun

●

In Immunology & Viral diseases:

A

a body's production of

and provide

against a

without

the

itself in the treatment,

from the

that

the

(or a

of it; or a related, also effective, but

), or a

; also, a

of such a

.

●

In Immunology:

The process of

;

, inoculation.

●

In Immunology:

material

from

used for

against smallpox.

●

In Immunology & Medicine:

The

, especially as a

of

for

against smallpox.

●

Something

or

in

, like a

(sense 1.1).

●

In Computing:

A

which

against, or

and

,

computer viruses

and other types of

; an antivirus.

Verb

●

Synonym of

(“to

(a person or an

) with a

to

against a disease”)

Sourced from

Origin

vaccine

English

vaccinus

Latin

vacca

Latin

Sourced from

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