vaccino-, vaccin-, vaccini-, vacci-, vacc- +
(Latin: of, or pertaining to, a cow; bovine)
Scientific Latin, suspension of killed or attenuated microorganisms administered orally or by injection for the prevention or treatment of infectious disease.
live vaccine
Vaccine prepared from living, attenuated organisms.
To attenuate is to taper gradually and attenuated refers to reducing the virulence (infectivity) of a pathogenic microorganism.
neurovaccine
Vaccine made by growing virus in the brain of an animal; such as, a rabbit.
paravaccinia
A viral infection of cattle caused by a parapoxvirus (viruses of ungulates), producing lesions similar to those of cowpox and infectious ecthyma (ulcerative pyoderma) on the udders and teats of cows and on the oral mucosa of suckling calves.
It begins as small red papules that evolve to vesicles, pustules, and scabbing. It may be transmitted to humans during milking, producing milker's nodules; and there may then be retransmission to uninfected cows.
postvaccinal, post-vaccinal
Occurring after vaccination.
progressive vaccinia; vaccinia gangrenosa
A rare but often fatal complication of smallpox vaccination in those with deficient immune mechanisms or receiving immunosuppressive therapy, characterized by tissue necrosis that spreads from the inoculation site, which may result in metastatic vaccinial lesions in the skin, bones, and viscera.
retrovaccination
The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.
revaccinate, revaccination
1. To vaccinate a second time or again.
2. Vaccination of an individual previously successfully vaccinated.
topovaccinotherapy
Vaccination to confer local immunity.
unvaccinated
Anyone who has not been vaccinated.
vaccary
A small-scale commercial cattle farm with a dairy and cow pasture.
The word is usually linked to grazing land in the moors and valleys of the Pennines in Yorkshire and Lancashire, England.
vaccicide
Killing cows.
vaccimulgence
The milking of cows.
vaccinable
That which may be successfully vaccinated.
vaccinal
1. Pertaining to vaccinia, to vaccine, or to vaccination.
2. Having protective qualities when used by way of inoculation.
vaccinate
1. To inoculate a person or animal with a vaccine to produce immunity to a disease.
2. To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease; such as, diphtheria or typhus.
3. To perform an inoculation with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure.
Related "bovine; cow, ox, bull" word units:
bou-;
bovo-;
ox-;
tauro-.