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PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus
Synonyms:
pneumococcal vaccine; Pneumovax
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pneumococcal 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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