vaccine
noun
/-saɪn/
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/-sɪn/
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/vækˈsin/
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/ˈvæksiːn/
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/ˈvækˌsin/
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- A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.
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vaccin,
entstof
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vaccinate
verb
/ˈvæksɪneɪt/
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- (transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
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inenten,
vaccineren
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vaccination
noun
/ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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- Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
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inenting,
vaccinatie
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vaccinator
noun
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- A person or agent that administers vaccines.
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vaccinatrice,
vaccinateur,
vaccinator
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