Definition of Vaccination

1. Noun. Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease.

Exact synonyms: Inoculation
Generic synonyms: Immunisation, Immunization
Derivative terms: Inoculate, Vaccinate

2. Noun. The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine.
Generic synonyms: Cicatrice, Cicatrix, Scar
Derivative terms: Vaccinate

Definition of Vaccination

1. n. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.

2. n. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.

Definition of Vaccination

1. Noun. Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect a particular disease or strain of disease ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vaccination

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Medical Definition of Vaccination

1. The introduction of vaccine into the body for the purpose of inducing immunity. Coined originally to apply to the injection of smallpox vaccine, the term has come to mean any immunising procedure in which vaccine is injected. Origin: L. Vacca = cow This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vaccination

vaccaries
vaccary
vaccenic
vaccenic acid
vaccenyl
vaccenyl acetate
vaccimulgence
vaccina
vaccinable
vaccinal
vaccinas
vaccinate
vaccinated
vaccinates
vaccinating
vaccination (current term)
vaccination mark
vaccination marks
vaccinationlike
vaccinations
vaccinator
vaccinators
vaccine
vaccine bodies
vaccine lymph
vaccinee
vaccinees
vaccines
vaccinia
vaccinia gangrenosa

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