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pneumococcal vaccine

pneumococcal vaccine

1 4.6
A shot that helps protect people from serious lung and blood infections
  • noun
  • /ˌnjuːməˈkoʊkəl ˈvæksin/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vacuna neumocócica
  • The data regarding the use of pneumococcal vaccine is lacking in Nepal.
  • prescribe the pneumococcal vaccine
  • receive the pneumococcal vaccine
  • indication for the pneumococcal vaccine

Examples

  • In a retrospective cohort study, the pneumococcal vaccine was effective in preventing pneumococcal bacteremic disease in elderly patients.

    Academic text (2007)

  • No one has received the pneumococcal vaccine during his life.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Altogether, 26 patients were prescribed pneumococcal vaccine during the study period.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The CDC now recommends two pneumococcal vaccines for adults 65 and older.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The study was successful in identifying the use pattern of pneumococcal vaccine in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The cost of the pneumococcal vaccine in our hospital is Nepalese rupees 1679.68 (approximately 25 USD).

    Academic text (2007)

  • The CDC now recommends two pneumococcal vaccines for adults 65 and older.

  • In a retrospective cohort study, the pneumococcal vaccine was effective in preventing pneumococcal bacteremic disease in elderly patients.

  • Ask your doctor for the pneumococcal vaccine to protect against pneumonia.

Synonyms

Pneumovax
vspneumococcal vaccine
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A vaccine that protects against 23 common germs that cause pneumonia

is the general nonbranded vaccine type rather than a specific trademark

Surface Forms

pneumococcal vaccine singular
pneumococcal vaccines plural

Morphology

pneumococcal + vaccine

If a learner knows 'pneumococcal' (relating to pneumococcus bacteria) and 'vaccine' (a substance that induces protective immunity), they can directly infer that 'pneumococcal vaccine' means a vaccine that protects against pneumococcus infections. This is a straightforward, compositional medical compound whose meaning follows directly from its constituents and is cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

The noun pneumococcal vaccine comes from the germ called 'pneumococcus', which often causes lung infections, and vaccine means a shot that trains the body to fight that germ. So, pneumococcal vaccine means a shot that helps protect you from pneumococcal infections.