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INOCULATION
inoculation, vaccination
(noun) taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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