What does vacina in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word vacina in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vacina in Portuguese.

The word vacina in Portuguese means vaccine, antivirus software, vacina, vacina contra gripe, vacina contra sarampo, vacina tríplice viral, vacina contra a pólio, vacina antirrábica, vacina contra rubéola. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vacina

vaccine

substantivo feminino (substância para imunizar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

antivirus software

substantivo feminino (informática (programa de defesa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vacina

noun (substance that inoculates)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A vacina protege contra três vírus diferentes de gripe.
The vaccine protects against three different influenza viruses.

vacina contra gripe

noun (informal (vaccination against influenza)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
I didn't want to run the risk of getting ill so I had the flu shot last week.

vacina contra sarampo

noun (inoculation against measles virus)

The recommended age for the measles vaccine is 12 months of age.

vacina tríplice viral

noun (initialism (vaccine)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

vacina contra a pólio

noun (substance that inoculates against poliomyelitis) (substância que imuniza contra a poliomielite)

The American medical researcher Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine.

vacina antirrábica

noun (substance that inoculates against rabies) (substância que imuniza contra a raiva)

vacina contra rubéola

noun (inoculation against German measles)

The incidence of German measles in Africa has dropped since the introduction of the rubella vaccine.

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