inoculation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
- (countable, uncountable) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
- (countable, uncountable) The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.
- (countable, uncountable) An inoculum; that which is inoculated.
- (countable, uncountable) Synonym of prebunking.
Synonyms
modification
preventive injection
inoculation methods
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/
Etymology
From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate + -ion.
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