Definition
A substance given to a person or animal to help their body develop protection against a specific disease. It trains the immune system to recognize and fight the disease-causing germ.
Etymology
From Latin 'vaccinus' meaning 'of or from cows', from 'vacca' (cow). It was first used for the cowpox material used to prevent smallpox.
Kelly Says
The cow connection in 'vaccine' is a fossil of medical history you can still hear. Modern vaccines may be high-tech, but the name remembers a time when simply scratching cowpox into the skin could save a life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
vaccīna
vak-see-nah
CACatalà
vacuna
vah-koo-nah
CSČeština
vakcína
vak-chee-nah
DEDeutsch
Impfstoff
impf-shtoff
ELΕλληνικά
εμβολιασμός
em-voh-lee-as-mos
ESEspañol
vacuna
vah-koo-nah
FISuomi
rokote
ro-koh-teh
FRFrançais
vaccin
vak-sin
IDBahasa Indonesia
vaksin
vak-sin
ITItaliano
vaccino
vak-chee-noh
MSBahasa Melayu
vaksin
vak-sin
NLNederlands
vaccin
vak-sin
NONorsk
vaksine
vak-seen-eh
PAPA
ਉ Vaccination
oo vak-seen-ay-shun
PLPolski
szczepionka
shcheh-pee-ohn-kah
PTPortuguês
vacina
vah-chee-nah
RORomână
vaccină
vak-sin-ah
RUРусский
вакцина
vaktsina
SWKiswahili
chanjo
chan-joh
TAதமிழ்
வாக்சின்
vaakshin
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాక్సీన్
vyaakseen
UKУкраїнська
вакцина
vaktsyna
VITiếng Việt
vắc xin
vakh sin
ZUZU
ivakisini
ee-vak-see-nee