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DPT VACCINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("DPT vaccine" is a kind of...):
vaccine; vaccinum (immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies)
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