Meanings
nounbooster dose (plural booster doses)
plural booster doses
- immunologyA dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
Synonyms: booster, booster injection, booster shot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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Translations
Catalan dosi de record
- dosi de recorddose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Chinese Mandarin 加強劑量 /加强剂量
- 加強劑量 /加强剂量 (jiāqiáng jìliàng)dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Dutch booster
- boosterdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Estonian tõhustusdoos
- tõhustusdoosdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Finnish tehosterokotus
- tehosterokotusdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
French rappel
- rappeldose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
German Wiederholungsimpfung, Auffrischungsimpfung
- Wiederholungsimpfungdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
- Auffrischungsimpfungdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Hungarian emlékeztető oltás
- emlékeztető oltásdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Icelandic örvunarskammtur
- örvunarskammturdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Italian dose di richiamo
- dose di richiamodose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Japanese 追加接種
- 追加接種 (tsuikasesshu)dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Malay dos penggalak
- dos penggalakdose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Persian دوز یادآور
- دوز یادآور (doz-e yâd-âvar)dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Portuguese dose de reforço
- dose de reforçodose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Russian ревакцинация
- ревакцинация (revakcinacija)dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Spanish recuerdo
- recuerdodose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Welsh hyblyn, dos atgyfnerthu
- hyblyndose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
- dos atgyfnerthudose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
- pigiad atgyfnerthudose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
- brechlyn atgyfnerthudose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose
Cite this entry
APA
booster dose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booster%20dose
MLA
“booster dose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booster%20dose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “booster dose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booster%20dose.
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