Vaccines, Inactivated

**Definition:** Vaccines in which the infectious microbial nucleic acid components have been destroyed by chemical or physical treatment (e.g., formalin, beta-propiolactone, gamma radiation) without affecting the antigenicity or immunogenicity of the viral coat or bacterial outer membrane proteins.

**Tree numbers:** - D20.215.894.830

**Synonyms:** - Inactivated Vaccine - Killed Vaccine - Killed Vaccines - Vaccines, Killed