Definition of INOCULATION

inoculation

Meanings

Plural: inoculations

Noun

  • taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
  • The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  • The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
  • The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.
  • An inoculum; that which is inoculated.
  • Synonym of prebunking.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate + -ion.

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 18

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