definitions

typhus vaccine

n.

A vaccine containing a suspension of inactivated Rickettsia prowazekii that has been grown in embryonate eggs, used to immunize against epidemic typhus.

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Nearby words

typhoidin, typhon, typhonic, typhoon, typhus, typhus vaccine, typical, typically, typicon, typify, typing
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