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pneumococcal vaccine
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pneumococcal vaccine - vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcusPneumovaxvaccine, vaccinum - immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies |
pneumococcal vaccine
pneu·mo·coc·cal vac·cinevaccine composed of purified capsular polysaccharide antigen from 23 types of Streptococcus pneumoniae (representing those types responsible for most of the reported pneumococcal diseases in the U.S.); some types have been conjugated with protein to make them antigenic for children younger than 2 years of age.pneumococcal vaccine
Related to pneumococcal vaccine: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccineSynonyms for pneumococcal vaccinenoun vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcusSynonymsRelated Words |