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Definition of Vaccination

1. Noun. Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease.

Definition of Vaccination

1. n. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.

2. n. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.

Definition of Vaccination

1. Noun. Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect a particular disease or strain of disease ¹

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Definition of Vaccination

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Medical Definition of Vaccination

1. The introduction of vaccine into the body for the purpose of inducing immunity. Coined originally to apply to the injection of smallpox vaccine, the term has come to mean any immunising procedure in which vaccine is injected. Origin: L. Vacca = cow This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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