vaccination
[ vak-suh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌvæk səˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
the act or practice of vaccinating; inoculation with vaccine.
Nearby words
vacaville, vacay, vaccina, vaccinal, vaccinate, vaccination, vaccinator, vaccine, vaccine lymph, vaccine point, vaccinee
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Examples from the Web for revaccination
Revaccination is necessary every eighth year if smallpox reappears.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'MalleyTo boot, there is the occasional windfall of an epidemic, with its panic and rush for revaccination.
The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface on Doctors|George Bernard ShawThe fact is, contrary to the notions of the last generation, that success in revaccination is the rule, not the exception.
British Dictionary definitions for revaccination
vaccination
/ (ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
the act of vaccinating
the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
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Medicine definitions for revaccination (1 of 2)
revaccination
[ rē′văk-sə-nā′shən ]
n.
Vaccination of a person previously vaccinated.
Medicine definitions for revaccination (2 of 2)
vaccination
[ văk′sə-nā′shən ]
n.
Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect against a particular disease.
A scar left on the skin by vaccinating.
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Science definitions for revaccination
vaccination
[ văk′sə-nā′shən ]
Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect against a particular disease.
A scar left on the skin by vaccinating.
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Culture definitions for revaccination
vaccination
[ (vak-suh-nay-shuhn) ]
Inoculation with a vaccine to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease.
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