- vaccination
- The inoculation of a person with a prepared substance, known as vaccine, intended to produce immunity to a specific disease. 25 Am J1st Hlth § 35.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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vaccination — [ vaksinasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1801; de vacciner 1 ♦ Action de vacciner; administration d un vaccin tiré des pustules de pis de vache ayant la vaccine ou d une personne atteinte de la vaccine (vaccination jennérienne). 2 ♦ (1830) Le fait de vacciner… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vaccination — Vac ci*na tion, 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}. [1913 Webster] Note: In recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaccination — (n.) 1803, used by British physician Edward Jenner (1749 1823) for the technique he devised of preventing smallpox by injecting people with the cowpox virus (variolae vaccinae), from vaccine (adj.) pertaining to cows, from cows (1798), from L.… … Etymology dictionary
vaccination — [n] immunization inoculation, shot*; concept 307 … New thesaurus
vaccination — [vak΄sə nā′shən] n. 1. the act or practice of vaccinating 2. a scar on the skin where a vaccine, esp. for smallpox, has been applied … English World dictionary
Vaccination — L Inoculation par Louis Léopold Boilly (1807). La vaccination est un procédé consistant à introduire un agent extérieur (le vaccin) dans un organisme vivant afin de créer une réaction immunitaire positive contre une maladie infectieuse. La… … Wikipédia en Français
vaccination — n. 1) to carry out, do a (mass) vaccination (of the population) 2) (a) compulsory; mass vaccination 3) a vaccination against (to carry out a mass vaccination against tuberculosis) * * * [ˌvæksɪ neɪʃ(ə)n] mass vaccination do a (mass) vaccination… … Combinatory dictionary
vaccination — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flu, measles, MMR, rubella, smallpox, etc. ▪ routine ▪ emergency ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Vaccination — Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease. Vaccinations, or immunizations, work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease fighting system of the body. The… … Medical dictionary
vaccination — noun /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən,ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃn̩/ Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect a particular disease or strain of disease See Also: vaccination mark … Wiktionary
