English Dictionary

vaccine

IPA（発音記号）

/vækˈsiːn/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(immunology) A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute.

日本語の意味

ワクチン：病気の原因となる病原体（またはその安全性を高めた類似体）を利用し、実際に感染症を発症させることなく、体内での抗体産生を促し免疫を獲得させるために用いられる物質

After months of trials, the researchers announced that the new vaccine significantly reduced the severity of the viral infection.

数か月の臨床試験の後、研究者たちは新しいワクチンがウイルス感染の重症度を大幅に軽減すると発表した。

意味（1）

(immunology) A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute.

意味（2）

The process of vaccination.

My dog has had two vaccines this year.

vaccines （ plural ）