Vakzin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- vaccine noun A substance given to the body to trigger immunity against a disease, usually made from a weakened or inactive form of the germ that causes it.
Senses
Vakzin is used for these senses in English:
- vaccine 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.
vaccine — full definition
- noun A substance given to the body to trigger immunity against a disease, usually made from a weakened or inactive form of the germ that causes it.
- noun A computer program that detects and removes viruses or other malware; an antivirus.