lapinization

lapinization definition - medical

lap·i·ni·za·tion (lăpˌə-nĭ-zāˈshən)

noun
The weakening of a vaccine by passage through a series of rabbits.

Related Forms:

  • lapˈi·nizeˌ (-nīzˌ) verb

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