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Noun: inoculation  i,nók-yu'ley-shun
  1. Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
    - vaccination, jab [Brit, informal], vax [informal]

Derived forms: inoculations

Type of: immunisation [Brit], immunization

Encyclopedia: Inoculation