inoculation

[ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuh n]

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noun

the act or process of inoculating.
an instance of inoculating.

Origin of inoculation

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inoculātiōn- (stem of inoculātiō) an engrafting. See inoculate, -ion

Related formsnon·in·oc·u·la·tion, nounpost·in·oc·u·la·tion, adjectivere·in·oc·u·la·tion, nounself-in·oc·u·la·tion, noun

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Related Words for inoculation

vaccination, injection, shot, prevention

Examples from the Web for inoculation

Contemporary Examples of inoculation

Shouting now is also an inoculation against embarrassment later.
Adventures with an Extreme Polyglot: Excerpt from 'Babel No More'
Michael Erard
January 10, 2012
Instead, Kennedy took the punch-line for himself and applied the loud laughs he earned as an inoculation against a poisonous idea.
'Ask Not' Who Wrote JFK's Best Lines
Mark Katz
November 1, 2010

Historical Examples of inoculation

The Queen was at La Muette for the inoculation of her daughter.
Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete
Madame Campan
It was late when we arrived, and we spent a restless night, for the inoculation "took."
The Silent Bullet
Arthur B. Reeve
He also raised the temperature of guinea-pigs after inoculation, and saved them.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2
John Tyndall
There was no single escape from death after inoculation by this deadly contagium.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2
John Tyndall
There was a doctor in Boston started this inoculation business for the smallpox.
Ben Comee
M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan

Word Origin and History for inoculation

mid-15c. in horticulture; 1714 in pathology, from Latin inoculationem (nominative inoculatio) "an engrafting, budding," noun of action from past participle stem of inoculare (see inoculate).

inoculation in Medicine

inoculation

[ĭ-nŏk′yə-lā′shən]

The act or an instance of inoculating, especially the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

inoculation in Science

inoculation

[ĭ-nŏk′yə-lā′shən]

The introduction of a serum, a vaccine, or an antigenic substance into the body of a person or an animal, especially as a means to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
The introduction of a microorganism or an agent of disease into an host organism or a growth medium.

Related formsinoculate verb

inoculation in Culture

inoculation

[(i-nok-yuh-lay-shuhn)]

The introduction of an antigen into the body, usually by injection, in order to stimulate the production of antibodies to produce immunity to an infectious disease. (See immunization.)