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Webster 1913 Edition
Vaccine
Vac′cine
(văk′sīn or văk′sĭn; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
vaccinus
, fr. vacca
a cow; cf. Skr. vāç
to bellow, to groan.] 1.
Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia;
as,
. vaccine
virus; the vaccine
diseaseVac′cine
(văk-sēn′ or văk′sēn)
, Noun.
1.
The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vaccine
VAC'CINE
,Adj.
Pertaining to cows; originating with or derived from cows; as the vaccine disease or cow-pox.