bacterin

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion)

Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor.

New Latin bactēriabor.

English bacteria

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ineclip.

English -in

English bacterin

From bacteria + -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/

Noun

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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