inoculation
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4.0
- noun
- /ɪˌnɑːkjʊˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
vacunación
- The clinic offers free inoculation for children to protect them from serious illnesses.
- smallpox inoculation
- days after inoculation
- parenteral inoculation
And in Constantinople she witnessed this inoculation for smallpox taking place.
- And in Constantinople she witnessed this inoculation for smallpox taking place.
- We're very confident that we'll be able to give you your second dose and make sure that you get the full, the full benefit of the inoculation.
- Maybe the corporation sponsors that, or you know, water for people lacking water inoculations, whatever it happens to be, right?
Examples
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When she returned, Montagu introduced the inoculation of smallpox into England after observing it in Turkey.
Academic text (2008) -
It was part of a rural inoculation program.
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I was gonna take her to get her inoculation.
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And you... forgot to give him his inoculation?
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Please form a single line, and the doctors will begin inoculation shortly.
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If we stick to this plan, inoculations should begin within three months.
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Here, children under the age of five receive inoculations and a cursory medical examination.
Academic text (2001) -
Before traveling abroad, I made sure to get my inoculation for yellow fever.
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Vaccination campaigns often use public events to promote the importance of inoculation.
Synonyms
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2.5
An injection of a medicine or vaccine with a needle
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3.0
Giving a vaccine to a person or animal to protect them from disease
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3.7
The process of protecting a person from disease by giving a vaccine
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3.7
Giving a vaccine to protect people from disease
Putting a vaccine into a person's body to protect them from disease
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Etymology
Inoculation comes from the Latin parts in- and oculus, where oculus means 'eye'. It first meant putting a small 'eye' or bud into a plant to make it grow, so medical inoculation is like putting a tiny amount of a germ or vaccine into the body to start protection.