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VACCINUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vaccinum mean?
• VACCINUM (noun)
The noun VACCINUM has 1 sense:
1. immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
Familiarity information: VACCINUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
vaccine; vaccinum
Hypernyms ("vaccinum" is a kind of...):
immunizing agent; immunogen (any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vaccinum"):
DPT vaccine (abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood)
pneumococcal vaccine; Pneumovax (vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus)
poliovirus vaccine (vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)
proteosome; proteosome vaccine (a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler)
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