Vaccine

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Related terms

 * immunization
 * inoculation
 * vaccinate
 * vaccination

Verbs for Vaccine
assimilate—; diffuse—; dispense; —glycer- inate—; inject—; inoculate with—; insert —; introduce—; prepare—; prescribe—; sensitize—; utilize—; —builds up; —exempts; —immunizes; —induces; —inflames; —insures; —irritates; —modifies; —protects; —resists; —safeguards; —stimulates.

Thesaurus
A, B, T, antitoxin, autogenous vaccine, bang, booster, booster shot, bovine vaccine, fix, hit, humanized vaccine, hypodermic, hypodermic injection, injection, inoculation, jet injection, mainlining, narcotic injection, shooting up, shot, skin-popping, stock vaccine, toxoid, univalent vaccine, vaccination

Etymology
vaccinus:, from vacca: (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox).

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Anagrams

 * vinacce