VACCINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vaccine mean? 

• VACCINE (noun)
  The noun VACCINE has 1 sense:

1. immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

  Familiarity information: VACCINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VACCINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

vaccine; vaccinum

Hypernyms ("vaccine" is a kind of...):

immunizing agent; immunogen (any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vaccine"):

DPT vaccine (abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood)

pneumococcal vaccine; Pneumovax (vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus)

poliovirus vaccine (vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)

proteosome; proteosome vaccine (a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler)

Derivation:

vaccinate (perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation)

 Context examples 

Upon administration, the AIM2(-1)/HT001(-1)/TAF1B(-1) FSP vaccine may induce an immune response against microsatellite instability (MSI) colorectal cancer-associated antigens.

(AIM2(-1)/HT001(-1)/TAF1B(-1) Frameshift Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Understanding the genetics of the virus will also help in the development of new and improved drugs and vaccines.

(Genetics of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak, NIH)

People with a high medical risk continued to get the vaccine until 2011.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

Adenovirus B7-1 is used as a component in antineoplastic vaccines to elicit a cytotoxic T-cell response.

(Adenovirus B7-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine containing a mixture of killed bacteria with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(Mixed Bacteria Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine can prevent meningococcal infections.

(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)

Adenoviral vector Ad5-CEA(6D) vaccine expresses a highly immunogenic analogue of CEA [CAP1-(6D)].

(Adenoviral Vector Ad5-CEA(6D) Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

It is possible that this honey bee protein may even have applications, too, for new vaccines and medicines for humans.

(Discovery of RNA transfer through royal jelly could aid development of honey bee vaccines, University of Cambridge)

We have enough vaccines to meet this demand.

(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)

In addition, this cancer-cell based vaccine may induce a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against prostate specific tumor associated antigens, resulting in an immune-mediated prostate cancer cell death.

(AdRTVP-1-Transduced Prostate Cancer Cell-Based Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)