[hepta- + -valent]hepta- is a combining form meaning “seven,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix hepta- include: Heptateuch, cyproheptadine, heptachlor, heptastich, heptasyllable
Examples of 'heptavalent' in a sentence
heptavalent
The recent authorization of the heptavalent conjugate vaccine has increased interest in this disease.
M. Goicoechea-Sáez, A.M. Fullana-Montoro, P. Momparler-Carrasco, M.J. Redondo-Gallego,J. Brines-Solanes, F.J. Bueno-Cañigral 2003, 'Enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en la población infantil de la Comunidad ValencianaInvasive pneumococcal disease in children in the community of Valencia, Spain', Gaceta Sanitariahttp://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-91112003000600006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Overall, 63.2% of the isolates belonged to strains covered by the heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine.
Paola Marchisio, Susanna Esposito, Gian Carlo Schito, Anna Marchese, Roberta Cavagna,Nicola Principi 2002, 'Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy Children: Implicationsfor the Use of Heptavalent Pnemococcal Conjugate Vaccine', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0235_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)