vaccine
vaccine: n. & adj. --n.
1 an antigenic preparation used to stimulate the production of antibodies and procure immunity from one or several diseases.
2 hist. the cowpox virus used in vaccination against smallpox. --adj. of or relating to cowpox or vaccination. vaccinal adj. [L vaccinus f. vacca cow]
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