vac·cine (v k-s n , vksn )n. 1. 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 upon administration stimulates antibody production or cellular immunity against the pathogen but is incapable of causing severe infection. b. A preparation from the cowpox virus that protects against smallpox. 2. Computer Science A software program designed to detect and stop the progress of computer viruses. [From Latin vacc  nus, of cows, from vacca, cow.] |
vaccine [ˈvæksiːn]
n Med
1. (Medicine) a suspension of dead, attenuated, or otherwise modified microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, or rickettsiae) for inoculation to produce immunity to a disease by stimulating the production of antibodies
2. (Medicine) (originally) a preparation of the virus of cowpox taken from infected cows and inoculated in humans to produce immunity to smallpox
3. (Medicine) (modifier) of or relating to vaccination or vaccinia
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a piece of software designed to detect and remove computer viruses from a system
[from New Latin variolae vaccīnae cowpox, title of medical treatise (1798) by Edward Jenner, from Latin vacca a cow]
| vaccine (vk-sn) 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. See Note at Jenner Edward. 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 | 1. |  vaccine - immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodiesDPT vaccine - abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood immunizing agent, immunogen - any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body pneumococcal vaccine, Pneumovax - vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus poliovirus vaccine - vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis proteosome, proteosome vaccine - a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler |
vaccine
noun inoculation, injection, immunization Anti-malarial vaccines are now undergoing trials.
Translations
vaccine
n → Impfstoff m, → Vakzine f (spec)
n vaccine [ˈvӕksiːn]
a substance made from the germs that cause a particular disease, especially smallpox, and given to a person or animal to prevent him from catching that disease. entstof لُقاح، طُعْم ваксина očkovací látka vaccine der Impfstoff εμβόλιο vacuna vaktsiin واکسن rokote vaccin תַּרכִּיב חִיסוּן टीका vakcina, cjepivo oltóanyag vaksin bóluefni vaccino ワクチン (일반적으로 접종용) 백신 vakcina vakcīna vaksin vaccin vaksine szczepionka vacina vaccin вакцина očkovacia látka cepivo vakcina vaccin วัคซีน aşı (尤指牛痘)疫苗 вакцина ٹيکہ vắc xin 牛痘疫苗
v vaccinate [-ksi-]
to protect (a person etc) against a disease by putting vaccine into his blood Has your child been vaccinated against smallpox? inent يُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّم ваксинирам očkovat vaccinere impfen εμβολιάζω vacunar vaktsineerima واکسن زدن rokottaa vacciner (contre) לְחַסֵן टीका लगाना vakcinirati, cijepiti beolt (vmi ellen) memberi vaksin bólusetja vaccinare 予防接種をする 종두를 하다 skiepyti vakcinēt; potēt memvaksin inenten vaksinere szczepić vacinar a (se) vaccina делать прививку očkovať cepiti vakcinisati vaccinera ฉีดวัคซีน aşılamak, aşı yapmak 給(某人)接種疫苗，打預防針 робити щеплення; вакцинувати ٹيکہ لگانا tiêm vắc xin 给...种牛痘
n vacciˈnation [-ksi-]
(an) act of vaccinating or process of being vaccinated I'm to have a vaccination tomorrow; Vaccination was introduced in the eighteenth century. inenting تَلْقيح، تَطْعيم ваксинация očkování vaccination die Schutzimpfung εμβολιασμός vacunación vaktsineerimine واکسیناسیون rokottaminen vaccination חִיסוּן टीका vakcinacija, cijepljenje (himlő)oltás vaksinasi bólusetning vaccinazione 予防接種 백신 접종 skiepijimas vakcinācija; potēšana pemvaksinan inenting vaksinasjon; vaksinering szczepienie vacina vaccinare прививка očkovanie cepljenje vakcinacija vaccinering, vaccination วัคซีน aşı 疫苗接種 вакцинація حفاظتي ٹيکہ لگوانے کا عمل sự tiêm chủng 种痘
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