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Hib vaccine

[ hib ]

noun

  1. a vaccine against meningitis, pneumonia, and other illnesses caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b: usually administered during infancy.


Hib vaccine

/ hĭb /

  1. A vaccine administered to immunize young children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b, which causes meningitis, pneumonia, and other infections.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hib vaccine1

First recorded in 1980–85; from Haemophilus influenzae (type) b

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