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Definition of Inoculum

1. Noun. A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease.

Definition of Inoculum

1. Noun. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant ¹

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Definition of Inoculum

1. the material used in an inoculation [n -LA or -LUMS]

Medical Definition of Inoculum

1. Cells added to start a culture or, in the case of viruses, viruses added to infect a culture of cells. Also for biological material injected into a human to induce immunity (a vaccine). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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