vaccine
Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /vækˈsiːn/ or /ˈvæk.siːn/ or /ˈvæk.sɪn/ or /vækˈsaɪn/
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Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: vac‧cine
Noun
[change]- (countable & uncountable)
(medicine) A vaccine is a liquid substance that is given to a person so that they don't get a certain disease or illness, usually through an injection or through the mouth.
- Vaccines have eliminated many diseases from the world, like smallpox.