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1. (n.) inoculation
the act or process of inoculating.
2. inoculation
an instance of inoculating.
Etymology: (1400–50; ME < L)
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| Definition of 'inoculation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) inoculation, vaccination
taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) inoculation
the act or art of inoculating trees or plants
2. (noun) inoculation
the act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh
3. (noun) inoculation
fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. inoculation
is the introduction of disease germs into the system, usually by puncture of the skin or hypodermic injection; many diseases so introduced assume a mild form, and render the subject not liable to the severe form. Inoculation for smallpox, the virus being taken from actual smallpox pustules, was practised by the ancient Brahmans and by the Chinese 600 years before Christ, and its practice continued in the East. It was introduced to this country from Turkey in 1717, and extensively practised until superseded by Jenner's discovery of vaccination at the end of the century, and finally prohibited by law in 1840. Inoculation has been found successful in the prevention of other diseases, notably anthrax, hydrophobia, and recently malaria.
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