1. Noun
The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.
2. Noun
Giving a vaccine to help the body resist a disease.
The administration of a vaccine to stimulate protective immunity.
“Vaccination reduced the risk of severe illness.”
3. Noun
taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
4. Noun
the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
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