Bacterins


a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
noun
(obsolete) a vaccine prepared from bacteria

bacterin bac·ter·in (bāk’tər-ĭn)
n.
a suspension of killed or weakened bacteria used as a vaccine.

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