vaccination

vac-ci-na-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act or process of treating someone with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

  2. 2.

    A single instance of receiving a vaccine.

  3. 3.

    The medical practice or program of administering vaccines to populations.

Forms

plural: vaccinations

Related words

See also: vaccinate, vaccine
Synonyms: immunization, inoculation, shot

Etymology

From Latin vaccinus (of or from cows), from vacca (cow), with the suffix -ation denoting an action or process.