Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vaccination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vaccination
n : taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a
disease [syn: {inoculation}]
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