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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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