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DPT vaccine

DPT vaccine

3.6
A vaccine that protects children against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
  • noun
  • /diː piː tiː ˈvæk.siːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vacuna DPT
  • The DPT vaccine is administered to children in a series of injections to protect them from serious illnesses.

Examples

  • How does scapegoating and dishonoring Barbara Loe Fisher, the mother of a son who was hurt by the DPT vaccine, and other parents of children who died from the DPT vaccine, like Jeff Schwartz, make sense?

    Blog text (28)

  • Hep B vaccine, DPT vaccine, and Gardasil contain aluminum.

    Academic text (2014)

  • How does scapegoating and dishonoring Barbara Loe Fisher, the mother of a son who was hurt by the DPT vaccine, and other parents of children who died from the DPT vaccine, like Jeff Schwartz, make sense?

    Blog text (28)

  • After receiving the DPT vaccine, the child was protected against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus.

  • Parents should ensure their child receives all doses of the DPT vaccine to maintain immunity against these diseases.

Synonyms

DPT
vsDPT vaccine
1 3.1

A vaccine that protects against diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus

is the same but usually given to children in a series of injections
Tdap
vsDPT vaccine
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough

is the same but usually given to children in a series of injections

Surface Forms

DPT vaccine singular
DPT vaccines plural

Morphology

DPT + vaccine

The meaning is directly derived from its parts: 'DPT' names the three target diseases (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) and 'vaccine' denotes a preventive immunization, so the phrase straightforwardly refers to a vaccine for those diseases. This noun + noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent terms (including the acronym).

Etymology

DPT vaccine gets its name from the first letters of the three diseases it protects: D for 'diphtheria', P for 'pertussis', and T for 'tetanus'. That simple list shows it is one vaccine that combines protection against all three, so today DPT vaccine means a single shot given to children to protect them from those illnesses.