DPT

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diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus: a mixed vaccine of formalin-inactivated diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine, used for primary immunization.

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Words nearby DPT

D.P.M., DPN, DPNH, D.P.P., DPS, DPT, DPT vaccine, D.P.W., DQ, dr, draa

Other definitions for DPT (2 of 2)

dpt.

abbreviation

department.

deponent.

How to use DPT in a sentence

He was released the next day, and left the Dpt at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc
On the same day at two o'clock, having been examined for the last time, Arsne Lupin left the Dpt in a prison-van.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc
Fort Frontenac, however, on the return of the army from their dpt, was besieged and captured.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
A great quantity of stores was likewise found here, as York was the naval and military dpt for Upper Canada.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich

My cell at the Dpt was even worse than my cell at Saint-Lazare.
My Memoirs|Marguerite Steinheil

British Dictionary definitions for DPT

dpt

abbreviation for

department

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