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Booster

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈbuːstə/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, booster means: An extra dose of a vaccine given at set intervals after the first course to keep the animal's immunity strong.

In Turkish: rapel aşı, hatırlatma aşısı, tekrar aşısı

How it is used

Used with owners and in reminders: Your dog is due for his annual booster. Vets talk about booster intervals, which vary between vaccines and may be yearly or every three years.

Example sentences

  1. We'll send you a reminder when her booster is due.

  2. He missed his booster last year, so we may need to restart the course.

Common collocations

  • annual booster
  • booster vaccination
  • booster is due
  • give a booster
  • booster interval
  • vaccinationGiving an animal a vaccine, usually by injection or into the nose, to train its immune system to protect it against a specific infectious disease.
  • core vaccineA vaccine that every animal of a species should receive, wherever it lives, because it protects against widespread and serious diseases.
  • doseThe amount of a medicine given at one time, usually worked out from the animal's body weight, for example in milligrams per kilogram.

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