vaccinization

[ vak-suh-nuh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌvæk sə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a vaccination produced by a series of virus inoculations.

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Origin of vaccinization

First recorded in 1885–90; vaccine + -ization

Words nearby vaccinization

vaccine point, vaccinee, vaccinia, vaccinia virus, vacciniform, vaccinization, vaccinology, vachel, vacherin, vacillant, vacillate
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Medical definitions for vaccinization

vaccinization
[ văk′sə-nĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

Vaccination repeated at short intervals until the antigen produces no response.
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