DPT VACCINE

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Meaning:

Abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("DPT vaccine" is a kind of...):

vaccine; vaccinum (immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies)

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