Combined Science GCSE
Vaccination
What Vaccination means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vaccination
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Reference: AQA
Introducing small quantities of dead or inactive forms of a pathogen into the body to stimulate the white blood cells to produce antibodies.
Topics that use Vaccination
- Vaccination (AQA GCSE)
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