Vaccination definition

Vaccination

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WordNet

(1) Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

(2) The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

WiktionaryText

From . The term was coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) who infected people with weakened cowpox viruses to immunise them againt the disease.

Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect a particular disease or strain of disease