Vaccine

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

Latin vaccinus, from vacca 'cow' (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox).

Noun

vaccine

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.

Translations

• Chinese: 疫苗 (yì miáo)

fr:vaccine it:vaccine pl:vaccine fi:vaccine zh:vaccine