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Definition of 'vaccination'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) vaccination
the act or practice of inoculating with vaccine.

2. vaccination
the scar where a vaccine was administered.

Etymology: (1800–10)

Definition of 'vaccination'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) inoculation, vaccination
taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

2. (noun) vaccination
the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

Definition of 'vaccination'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) vaccination
the act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. vaccination
. Inoculation with the matter of cowpox as a protection against smallpox, was introduced 1796-98 by Edward Jenner (q. v.), and at length adopted by the faculty after much opposition on the part of both medical men and the public.

Definition of 'vaccination'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. vaccination
Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.

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