noun
killed vaccine; inactivated vaccine
Medical term for a vaccine made from killed pathogens. It is a rare term; the more common synonym is 不活化ワクチン.
See also: 不活化ワクチン
死菌ワクチンは、病原体を殺して作られる。
Killed vaccines are made by killing the pathogen.
More common synonym for 'inactivated vaccine'. 死菌ワクチン is rarer and may be considered slightly more direct or older.
Compound of 死菌 (shikin, 'killed bacteria') and ワクチン (wakuchin, 'vaccine').