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MMR vaccine
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English
Etymology
An initialism of en measles, en mumps, en rubella + en vaccine.
Noun
en pharmaceutical drug A combination vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella.
en MMR
en Sarah Lyall Britain Tries to Quell Fear Over Vaccine for Children w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/international/europe/britain-tries-to-quell-fear-over-vaccine-for-children.html 2002-02-10 At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214012209/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/international/europe/britain-tries-to-quell-fear-over-vaccine-for-children.html
Derived terms
en MMR
en Immunology
en initialisms