bacterin

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English

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Etymology

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From bacteria +‎ -in.

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Noun

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bacterin (plural bacterins)

  1. A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
    • 1914, Franklin Henry Martin, Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, page 258:
      Any of the above may result in an improper bacterin being given []
    • 1918, James William White, White and Martin's Genito-urinary surgery and venereal diseases, page 86:
      [] the object of bacterin therapy is to produce an active resistance []

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