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prevaccine

prevaccine adjective: before a vaccine, or before the use of vaccines generally.

Adjective

prevaccine (not comparable)

  1. Before a vaccine, or before the use of vaccines generally.
    • In the European countries and United States of America it is estimated that RV is responsible for 30%-50% of hospitalizations due to acute gastroenteritis among infants and young children in the prevaccine era.2015 July 28, “Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in a Neonatal Unit of a Greek Tertiary Hospital: Clinical Characteristics and Genotypes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prevaccine

From pre- + vaccine.

Questions about prevaccine

What does prevaccine mean?
Prevaccine means before a vaccine, or before the use of vaccines generally.
What part of speech is prevaccine?
Prevaccine is an adjective.

Words near prevaccine in the dictionary

  1. prevaccinate
  2. prevaccinated
  3. prevaccinates
  4. prevaccinating
  5. prevaccination
  6. prevaccine
  7. prevacuolar
  8. prevacuole
  9. prevacuoles
  10. prevaginal
  11. prevail

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