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vaccinal

vaccinal

6.9
Relating to a shot that prevents disease
  • adjective
  • /ˈvæk.sɪ.nəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vacunal
  • Before traveling, she ensured all her vaccinal records were up to date.

Examples

  • Public health campaigns often emphasize the importance of vaccinal safety and efficacy.

  • This vaccinal quality has been tested again through the pyramid schemes that have affected approximately 30,000 people in the amount of $60 million.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The doctor explained the vaccinal process involved in preventing childhood diseases.

Synonyms

inoculative
vsvaccinal
  • Specialized
8.1

That helps the body build protection against a disease after a vaccine

relates to or comes from products used to produce immunity

Surface Forms

vaccinal positive

Morphology

vaccinal = vaccine (semi-transparent) = vaccin + al

The adjective is clearly formed with the common suffix -al, but the stem vaccin- is less transparent than the full base word vaccine.

Etymology

Vaccinal comes from the Latin word vacca, which means 'cow', and shares the same root as vaccine because early vaccines used cowpox to protect people from smallpox. So, vaccinal means 'relating to' or 'coming from' vaccines.