inoculation Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
vaccination.
WordNet
In*oc"u*la"tion noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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The act or art of inoculating trees or plants. -
(Med.) The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh. ✍ The use was formerly limited to the intentional communication of the smallpox, but is now extended to include any similar introduction of modified virus; as, the inoculation of rabies by Pasteur. -
Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind.
