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vaccine Definition

vac·cine (vak sēn′, vak′sēn)

noun

  1. lymph, or a preparation of this, from a cowpox vesicle, containing the causative virus and used in vaccination against cowpox or smallpox
  2. any preparation of killed microorganisms, living weakened organisms, etc. introduced into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease by causing the formation of antibodies

Etymology: L vaccinus, from cows < vacca, cow; akin ? to Sans vaś, rogue cow

adjective

Rare of cowpox or vaccination
vaccine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • inactivate: Protection of the bovine fetus from bovine viral diarrhea virus by means of a new inactivated vaccine.
  • reconstitute: Carefully attach the vial of reconstituted vaccine to the injection equipment and avoid creating aerosols during the priming process.
  • administer: There are also associated labor costs for administering the vaccine.

Preposition: against

  • smallpox: However, the government did award Edward Jenner £ 10,000 to carry on his work in developing a vaccine against smallpox.

Adjective modifier

  • pneumococcal: The same trick was used to improve Hib vaccine ten years ago, and has recently been used for pneumococcal vaccine.
  • conjugate: Q: Why aren't first years having the new conjugate vaccine?
  • attenuated: The aim is to construct a live attenuated vaccine, which should give good protection against all group B strains.
  • recombinant: The new developments of recombinant vaccines could be the end of such a problem.
  • edible: Topics covered so far include xenotransplantation, DNA chips and edible vaccines.
  • meningococcal: The development of further effective meningococcal vaccines therefore remains a key public health priority, they conclude.

Modifies a noun

  • antigen: The production of vaccines, or vaccine antigens respectively, by common technology is very expensive.
  • vial: Ideally only dilute one vaccine vial at a time.
  • uptake: Influenza vaccine uptake in risk groups under 65 years of age was collected for the first time.
  • strain: The World Health Organization recommends the vaccine strains by predicting those viruses most likely to cause outbreaks in any given year.

Noun used with modifier

  • polio: Monkey viruses contaminating batches of oral polio vaccine were carcinogenic.
  • rubella: Because the rubella vaccine contains a live virus, pregnancy should be avoided for up to 3 months after vaccination.
  • flu: Seasonal flu vaccines will not protect against pandemic flu.
  • smallpox: The Iraqis claimed the equipment was used to make smallpox vaccine, Tucker said.
  • influenza: The poultry worker, along with the others involved in the incident, is also being offered seasonal influenza vaccine.
  • anthrax: Microscience's objective is to develop the first oral anthrax vaccine in the shortest possible time.