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vaccine
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vaccine
(noun)
vaccine
/væk
ˈ
siːn/
noun
plural
vaccines
vaccine
/væk
ˈ
siːn/
noun
plural
vaccines
Britannica Dictionary definition of VACCINE
medical
:
a substance that is usually injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease
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the polio
vaccine
oral
vaccines
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a dose of
vaccine
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