inoculation
The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce…The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
» The revival of smallpox inoculations in the United States brings back a vaccine considered the most dangerous of all.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
Impfung
приви́вкаprivívka, вакцина́цияvakcinácija, инокуля́цияinokuljácija
ще́пленняščéplennja, вакцина́ціяvakcynácija, інокуля́ціяinokuljácija
(countable, uncountable)The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
(countable, uncountable)The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.
(countable, uncountable)An inoculum; that which is inoculated.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of prebunking.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any technique to reduce harm by exposing oneself to a milder form of that harm.
- taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
Examples
2 sentencesThe revival of smallpox inoculations in the United States brings back a vaccine considered the most dangerous of all.
For Serbia and Hungary, Russia's coronavirus vaccine has been a godsend, allowing both countries to accelerate their inoculation drives.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate + -ion.From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: inoculations| Singular | inoculation |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease:vaccination
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable