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不活化ワクチン (fukatsukawakuchin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ活かつ化かワクチン

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Meanings

1

inactivated vaccine

A vaccine made from killed pathogens; used in medical contexts.

不ふ活かつ化かワクチンは、病びょう原げん体たいを殺ころして作

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Inactivated vaccines are made by killing the pathogen.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
活lively, resuscitation, being helped
化change, take the form of, influence

Related words

生なまワクチン
生ワクチン is a live attenuated vaccine, while 不活化ワクチン uses killed pathogens.

Built from

不ふ活かつ化か+ワクチン

Etymology

Compound of 不活化 (inactivation) + ワクチン (vaccine), a direct calque of the English medical term.