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noun
Any publicly administered vaccine comprising a combination of vaccines against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: DPT, DTP, DTP vaccine, DTwP, DTwP vaccine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vaccine, vaccinum
History
Initialism of diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus + vaccine.
