MMR vaccine

English

Etymology

MMR = measles, mumps, rubella.

Noun

MMR vaccine (plural MMR vaccines)

  1. (pharmacology) A combination vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella.
    • 2002 February 10, Sarah Lyall, “Britain Tries to Quell Fear Over Vaccine for Children”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 14 February 2021:
      At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out.
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