Thesaurus: vaccination

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1. 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.
2. n. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
3. n. the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
4. 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.
5. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating withthe cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox.Cf. Inoculation.
6. n:100 n. the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine