"booster shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: booster shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booster shot (plural booster shots)
  1. A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose. Synonyms: booster dose, booster injection
    Sense id: en-booster_shot-en-noun-BgfJIgHK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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