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Definition of Vacine
Vac"cine (?), a. [L. vaccinus, fr.
vacca a cow; cf. Skr. vāc to bellow, to groan.] Of
or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia;
as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease. --
n. The virus of vaccinia used in
vaccination.
Vac"cine (?), a. [L. vaccinus, fr.
vacca a cow; cf. Skr. vāc to bellow, to groan.] Of
or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia;
as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease. --
n. The virus of vaccinia used in
vaccination.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A substance given 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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