INOCULATION

inoculation, vaccination

(noun) taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

inoculation (countable and uncountable, plural inoculations)

(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

(microbiology) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.

The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.

An inoculum; that which is inoculated.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*oc"u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. inoculatio: cf. F. inoculation.]

1. The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.

2. (Med.)

Definition: The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh.

Note: The use was formerly limited to the intentional communication of the smallpox, but is now extended to include any similar introduction of modified virus; as, the inoculation of rabies by Pasteur.

3. Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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