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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vaccination \vac`cina"tion\, n.
1. the act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating
with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack
of smallpox. cf. inoculation.
1913 webster
note: in recent use, vaccination sometimes includes
inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as,
vaccination against cholera.
1913 webster
2. any inoculation intended to raise immunity to a disease.
pjc
see also:
inoculation
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vaccination
n 1: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a
disease syn: inoculation
2: the scar left following innoculation with a vaccine
see also:
inoculation
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