definitions

subunit vaccine

[ sŭb′yōō′nĭt ]

n.

A vaccine containing viral antigens made free of viral nucleic acid by chemical extraction and containing only minimal amounts of nonviral antigens derived from the culture medium; it is less likely to cause adverse reactions than a vaccine containing the whole virion.

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Nearby words

subtype, subulate, subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize
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