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PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumococcal vaccine mean?

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

1. vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus

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

Dictionary entry details

• PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pneumococcal vaccine; Pneumovax

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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