vaccine
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1. immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | immunizing agent, immunogen, |
| definition | : | any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dpt vaccine, |
| definition | : | abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pneumococcal vaccine, pneumovax, |
| definition | : | vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | poliovirus vaccine, |
| definition | : | vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis (noun.artifact) |
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