| NOUN | artifact | DPT vaccine | abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids |
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| Meaning | abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood. | |
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| Broader | 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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