Vaccination

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vaccination \Vac`ci*na"tion\, n.
     1. 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 with any virus as a preventive measure; as,
           vaccination against cholera.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any inoculation intended to raise immunity to a disease.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vaccination
       n 1: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a
            disease [syn: {inoculation}]
       2: the scar left following innoculation with a vaccine