vaccine

vac·cine

A variety of vaccines.

noun

The definition of a vaccine is an inoculation used to stimulate antibodies in your body so you will develop immunity against a certain disease.

A shot you get that is intended to make you immune to catching the measles is an example of a vaccine.

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vaccine

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

Origin of vaccine

Classical Latin vaccinus, from cows from vacca, cow; akin uncertain or unknown; perhaps to Sanskrit va??, rogue cow

Rare of cowpox or vaccination

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noun

a. A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure, that is administered to prevent or treat infection by the pathogen and that functions by stimulating the production of an immune response.
b. A preparation from the cowpox virus that protects against smallpox when administered to an individual.
Computers A software program designed to detect and stop the progress of computer viruses.

Origin of vaccine

From Latin vaccīnus of cows from vacca cow

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A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure, that stimulates immune cells to recognize and attack it, especially through antibody production. Most vaccines are given orally or by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.

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A Closer Look In the 1950s, polio epidemics left thousands of children with permanent physical disabilities. Today, infants are given a vaccine to prevent infection with the polio virus. That vaccine, like most others, works by stimulating the body's immune system to produce antibodies that destroy pathogens. Scientists usually prepare vaccines by taking a sample of the pathogen and destroying or weakening it with heat or chemicals. The inactivated or attenuated pathogen loses its ability to cause serious illness but is still able to stimulate antibody production, thereby conferring immunity. The Salk polio vaccine contains “killed” virus, while the Sabin polio vaccine contains weakened “live” poliovirus. (Many scientists no longer consider viruses to be living organisms) Scientists are also able to change the structure of viruses and bacteria at the molecular level, altering DNA so that the potential of the vaccine to cause disease is decreased. New vaccines containing harmless bits of DNA have also been developed.

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Noun

(plural vaccines)

(immunology) A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease, prepared from the agent that causes the disease, or a synthetic substitute.

Origin

From Latin vaccinus, from vacca (“cow") (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Cf. New or Scientific Latin (variola) vaccÄ«na, or "cowpox".

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vaccine - Medical Definition

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure, that is administered to prevent or treat infection by the pathogen and that functions by stimulating the production of an immune response.
A preparation from the cowpox virus that protects against smallpox when administered to an individual.

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