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inoculation

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in·oc·u·la·tion  (-nky-lshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of inoculating, especially the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
2. Informal A preemptive advertising tactic in which one party attempts to foresee and neutralize potentially damaging criticism from another party by being the first to confront troublesome issues.

inoculation  (-nky-lshn)
1. The introduction of a serum, a vaccine, or an antigenic substance into the body of a person or an animal, especially as a means to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
2. The introduction of a microorganism or an agent of disease into an host organism or a growth medium.

inoculate verb
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inoculationinoculation - taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
immunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

inoculation
noun injection, shot (informal), jab (informal), vaccination, dose, vaccine, booster, immunization An inoculation against cholera is recommended.
Translations
inoculation [ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən] Ninoculación f
inoculation [ɪnˌɒkjuˈleɪʃən] ninoculation f
inoculation
nImpfung f; to give somebody an inoculation (against smallpox)jdn (gegen Pocken) impfen
inoculation [ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃn] ninoculazione f
inoculation [ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃn] ninoculazione f


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I will procure a consultation of physicians, and see whether this wondrous inoculation may not stay the progress of the destroyer.
Morison saw a ray of hope in this indication of future immunity through inoculation.
The physiology, the chemical rhythm of the creature, may also be made to undergo an enduring modification,--of which vaccination and other methods of inoculation with living or dead matter are examples that will, no doubt, be familiar to you.
 
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