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Vaccination: Giving a small amount of a weakened form of disease in order to develop immunity in the body to that disease.

Vinblastine (vin blas teen): A chemotherapy drug.

Vincristine (vin chris teen): A chemotherapy drug.

Last reviewed: 06/08/2007

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