INOCULATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

Synonyms:

inoculation; vaccination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("inoculation" is a kind of...):

immunisation; immunization (the act of making immune (especially by inoculation))

Derivation:

inoculate (perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation)

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