vaccination
Origin of vaccination
1Other words from vaccination
- an·ti·vac·ci·na·tion, adjective
- non·vac·ci·na·tion, noun
- post·vac·ci·na·tion, adjective
- pre·vac·ci·na·tion, noun
- pro·vac·ci·na·tion, adjective
- re·vac·ci·na·tion, noun
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How to use vaccination in a sentence
To 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.
Revaccination is necessary every eighth year if smallpox reappears.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malley
British Dictionary definitions for vaccination
/ (ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən) /
the act of vaccinating
the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
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Scientific definitions for 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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Cultural definitions for vaccination
[ (vak-suh-nay-shuhn) ]
Inoculation with a vaccine to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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