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vaccinifer

vaccinifer noun: the person from whom the vaccine was derived in the former practice of arm-to-arm vaccination.

Noun

vaccinifer (plural vaccinifers)

  1. (historical) The person from whom the vaccine was derived in the former practice of arm-to-arm vaccination.
  2. (historical) A vaccine point or similar device used in vaccination.

Forms of vaccinifer

pluralvaccinifers

Origin of vaccinifer

From vaccine + -i- + -fer.

Questions about vaccinifer

What does vaccinifer mean?
Vaccinifer means the person from whom the vaccine was derived in the former practice of arm-to-arm vaccination.
What part of speech is vaccinifer?
Vaccinifer is a noun.
What is the plural of vaccinifer?
The plural of vaccinifer is vaccinifers.

Words near vaccinifer in the dictionary

  1. vaccinia
  2. vacciniaceous
  3. vaccinial
  4. vaccinias
  5. vaccinide
  6. vaccinifer
  7. vaccinifers
  8. vacciniform
  9. vaccinine
  10. vaccining
  11. vacciniola

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