Immunologic Factor
subunit vaccines
sub·u·nit vac·cines
Subclass of:
Vaccines
Definitions related to vaccines, subunit:
  • (subunit vaccines) Vaccines using only part of a microbe�the antigens�to elicit an immune response; these vaccines tend to cause fewer adverse reactions than vaccines which contain the whole microbe.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Vaccines consisting of one or more antigens that stimulate a strong immune response. They are purified from microorganisms or produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or they can be chemically synthesized peptides.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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