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vaccinenoun(immunology) 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.
inoculationnoun(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
vaccinumnoun(immunology) An immunogen, consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells, injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
immunovaccinenoun(immunology) An immunological vaccine
immunoprophylaxisnoun(immunology) The prevention of disease by administration of vaccines.
antigennoun(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so.
immunoadjuvantnoun(immunology) Any substance added to a vaccine in order to improve the immune response.
vaccinotherapynounThe therapeutic use of vaccines.
adjuvantnoun(formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper.
boosternounSomething that boosts.
adenonoun(medicine, informal) Clipping of adenovirus. [(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans]
booster shotnounA dose of an antigen (usually a vaccine) designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
booster injectionnounA dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
immunoprophylactic(immunology) Of or pertaining to immunoprophylaxis
immunitynoun(medicine) Protective resistance against disease.
immunogennoun(immunology) Any substance that elicits an immune response; an antigen
seroprotectionnoun(medicine) The protection obtained by vaccination.
biologicalsnoun(medicine) biological products, such as antitoxins or vaccines, used to induce immunity
premunitionnoun(medicine) Immunization due to having had the disease before.
retrovaccinenoun(medicine) The virus produced in cows by retrovaccination.

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