inoculation

noun
UK: /ɪˌnɒkjuˈleɪʃən/
US: /ɪˌnɑːkjuˈleɪʃən/

  1. The act of protecting against a disease by introducing a weak form of it.

    1. The inoculation protects you from getting sick.
    2. Mass inoculation programs have greatly reduced the spread of many infectious diseases.

  2. The introduction of cells or organisms into a culture medium.

    1. Inoculation is needed to grow more bacteria.
    2. The lab technician performed the inoculation to study the bacterial growth.

Synonyms

vaccination immunization
inoculation transitive-verb

  1. To protect someone from a disease by introducing a weak form of it, usually by injection.

    1. We inoculate children against common diseases.
    2. The doctor decided to inoculate all of the patients during the epidemic.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "inoculation" in English means: The act of protecting against a disease by introducing a weak form of it., The introduction of cells or organisms into a culture medium..

The phonetic transcription of "inoculation" is /ɪˌnɒkjuˈleɪʃən/ in British English and /ɪˌnɑːkjuˈleɪʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "inoculation": vaccination, immunization.

Example usage of "inoculation": "The inoculation protects you from getting sick.". More examples on the page.