vaccination
n. act or instance of rendering unsusceptible to disease by inoculating | ||||
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Vaccination Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Vaccination
(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.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
vaccination
Noun
1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
(synonym) inoculation
(hypernym) immunization, immunisation
(derivation) immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
2. the scar left following innoculation with a vaccine
(hypernym) scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
(derivation) immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
Noun
1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
(synonym) inoculation
(hypernym) immunization, immunisation
(derivation) immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
2. the scar left following innoculation with a vaccine
(hypernym) scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
(derivation) immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
| hEnglish - advanced version |
vaccination
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.
note: in recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as, vaccination of cholera.
vaccination
n : taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: inoculation]
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.
note: in recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as, vaccination of cholera.
vaccination
n : taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: inoculation]
Vaccination Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
vaccination
Treatment with a vaccine.
Treatment with a vaccine.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
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 healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or disable them. Immunizations prepare the immune system to ward off a disease. To immunize against viral diseases, the virus used in the vaccine has been weakened or killed. To only immunize against bacterial diseases, it is generally possible to use a small portion of the dead bacteria to stimulate the formation of antibodies against the whole bacteria. In addition to the initial immunization process, it has been found that the effectiveness of immunizations can be improved by periodic repeat injections or "boosters." Also see Vaccines (in the plural) and Vaccine of a specific type (such Vaccine, Polio).
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 healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or disable them. Immunizations prepare the immune system to ward off a disease. To immunize against viral diseases, the virus used in the vaccine has been weakened or killed. To only immunize against bacterial diseases, it is generally possible to use a small portion of the dead bacteria to stimulate the formation of antibodies against the whole bacteria. In addition to the initial immunization process, it has been found that the effectiveness of immunizations can be improved by periodic repeat injections or "boosters." Also see Vaccines (in the plural) and Vaccine of a specific type (such Vaccine, Polio).
| Aids Glossary |
vaccination
the process of administering a vaccine.
the process of administering a vaccine.
| Lung Diseases Glossary |
Vaccination
Administration of weakened or killed bacteria or virus to stimulate immunity and protection against further exposure to that agent.
Context: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Administration of weakened or killed bacteria or virus to stimulate immunity and protection against further exposure to that agent.
Context: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
| Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms |
VACCINATION
Inoculation<!-- (see) --> of a substance (i.e., the vaccine) into the body for the purpose of producing active immunity against a disease. See Vaccine.
Inoculation<!-- (see) --> of a substance (i.e., the vaccine) into the body for the purpose of producing active immunity against a disease. See Vaccine.
Vaccination Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Vaccination
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| Phobia |
Vaccinophobia
Fear of vaccination
Fear of vaccination
Vaccination Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Vaccination
Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material to produce immunity to a disease. This will prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by a pathogen. The material administrated can either be live, but weakened forms of pathogens such as bacteria or viruses, killed or inactivated forms of these pathogens, or purified material such as proteins. Smallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by purposely inoculating themselves with other types of infections: Smallpox inoculation was started in India or China before 200 BC. In 1718, Lady Mary Wortley Montague reported that the Turks have a habit of deliberately inoculating themselves with fluid taken from mild cases of smallpox and she inoculated her own children. In 1796 Edward Jenner inoculated using cowpox (a mild relative of the deadly smallpox virus). Pasteur and others built on this.
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