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vaccination

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vac·ci·na·tion  (vks-nshn)
n.
1. Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect against a particular disease.
2. A scar left on the skin by vaccinating.
vaccination  (vks-nshn)
1. Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect against a particular disease.
2. A scar left on the skin by vaccinating.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vaccinationvaccination - taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
inoculation
immunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
2.vaccinationvaccination - the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
cicatrice, cicatrix, scar - a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
Translations
vaccination [væksɪˈneɪʃən] n → vacunación f
vaccination [væksɪˈneɪʃən] n → vaccination f
vaccination [væksɪˈneɪʃən] vaccinate n → Impfung f
vaccination [væksɪˈneɪʃən] n → vaccinazione f


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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.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
I might have gone on in this figurative manner, if Dora's face had not admonished me that she was wondering with all her might whether I was going to propose any new kind of vaccination, or other medical remedy, for this unwholesome state of ours.
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
This Bunster called vaccination, and Mauki was vaccinated a number of times a week.
South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context
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