VACCINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of vaccine in English

(Definition of vaccine from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of vaccine from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of vaccine

vaccine
All of these adhesion molecules have been proposed as vaccine targets.
In the majority of patients (influenza vaccine, 98 % and pneumococcal vaccine, 94 %), vaccination was carried out in general practice.
Liposomes are lipid membrane particles that serve as vehicles or delivery systems for vaccine antigens.
All persons without spleen should be given pneumococcal vaccine.
The second dose of vaccine is given to immunize children with primary vaccine failure, and those children that did not receive the first dose.
Factors affecting the immunogenicity of oral poliovirus vaccine in developing countries : review.
A vaccine directed against salivary components appears promising.
The next step is to extend these analyses to a more realistic model having both natural immunity and vaccine effects.
The major challenge in the development of antischistosome vaccines is to use defined antigens to stimulate an appropriate immune response that leads to resistance.
The discovery of the variability of vaccine strains and the ageing of vaccines changed the economy of vaccines and of their standards.
Potential health and economic impact of adding a human papillomavirus vaccine to screening programs.
Measles vaccine efficacy during an outbreak in a highly vaccinated population : incremental increase in protection with age at vaccination up to 18 months.
The efficacy of the vaccine in providing protection from infection by heterologous genotypes is presently being researched.
These have been used extensively as autologous vaccines and little information is available on their efficacy.
Coverage and vaccine efficacy influences the number of cases at equilibrium whereas catch-up programmes do not.
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Collocations with vaccine

vaccine

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attenuated vaccine
There are currently two types of vaccine licensed for use in preventing typhoid fever: a subunit vaccine and a live attenuated vaccine.
current vaccine
Beyond any doubt, the current vaccine is safe and efficient when administered at the proposed regimen.
experimental vaccine
None of the animals in the 2 experimental vaccine groups exhibited any clinical symptoms.
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Translations of vaccine

in Chinese (Traditional)
疫苗…
in Chinese (Simplified)
疫苗…
in Spanish
vacuna…
in Portuguese
vacina…
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लस, असा एक पदार्थ जो एखाद्या व्यक्तीच्या किंवा प्राण्यांच्या शरीरात घातला जातो ज्यामुळे रोगापासून त्यांचे संरक्षण करण्यासाठी त्यांच्या शरीरात प्रतिपिंडे तयार होतात (= रोगांशी लढणारी प्रथिने)…
ワクチン…
aşı…
vaccin…
vacuna…
vaccin…
ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விலங்கின் உடலில் ஆன்டிபாடிகள் (நோய்களை எதிர்த்துப் போராடும் புரதங்கள்) உற்பத்தி செய்வதன் மூலம் நோயிலிருந்து பாதுகாக்க வைக்கப்படும் ஒரு பொருள்.…
(मनुष्य एवं पशुओं को रोग प्रतिरक्षा हेतु दी जाने वाली दवा) वैक्सीन, टीके की दवा…
રસી…
vaccine…
vaccin…
vaksin…
der Impfstoff…
vaksine…
ٹیکہ…
вакцина…
вакцина…
ప్రతిరోధకాలను (=వ్యాధులతో పోరాడే ప్రోటీన్లు) ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం ద్వారా వ్యాధి నుండి వారిని రక్షించడానికి ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా జంతువు శరీరంలోకి పంపబడే పదార్థం.…
لُقاح…
প্রতিষেধক…
očkovací látka…
vaksin…
วัคซีน…
vắc xin…
szczepionka…
백신…
vaccino…
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