inoculate
verb (used with object)
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
uninoculated
-
a word derived from
inoculate.
Example Sentences
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In the excellent “Mothers,” an inoculation has “eliminated the biological need for sleep,” dooming the uninoculated to decreased productivity and lower station — raising pertinent questions about how social groups divide based on medical choices.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
State employees will have to show proof they’ve been vaccinated, with those who remain uninoculated subject to a regular testing regimen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
Along with the greater potential for adverse health outcomes, officials say it’s important to note that those who are uninoculated are also at far higher of infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Afterwards, his small team observed 10 further cases there, seven fatal - all among the uninoculated.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2020
The disadvantage of inoculation was that the person inoculated was affected with a mild form of small-pox, which however, was contagious, and led to a virulent form in uninoculated persons.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
