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Vaccine

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Etymology

Latin vaccinus, from vacca 'cow' (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox).

Noun

vaccine

  1. A substance giving 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.
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