Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

প্রতিষেধক

/protishedhok/Roman

English meaning: Vaccine / Preventive Medicine

Definition

A biological substance that provides immunity against a specific disease. India's Universal Immunisation Programme reaches millions of children. The COVID-19 vaccination drive, using indigenous vaccines like Covaxin, was one of the world's largest vaccination campaigns.

Example

প্রতিষেধক টিকা রোগ প্রতিরোধে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা রাখে।

In English: Vaccines play an important role in disease prevention.

Synonyms

  • টিকা

Literary Heritage

জীবন যখন ভরা, তখন সে কোথায় আসে।

/Jiban jakhon bhara, takhon se kothay ashe./

When life is full, where does it come from?

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Gitanjali

Gitanjali, Song 45, Rabindranath Tagore, 1910

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বাংলা
Bengali
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Indo-Aryan
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