inoculation

[ ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of inoculating.
2. an instance of inoculating.

inoculation

/ ĭ-nŏk′yə-lā′shən /

1. The introduction of a serum, a vaccine, or an antigenic substance into the body of a person or an animal, especially as a means to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
2. The introduction of a microorganism or an agent of disease into an host organism or a growth medium.

inoculation

1. The introduction of an antigen into the body, usually by injection, in order to stimulate the production of antibodies to produce immunity to an infectious disease . ( See immunization .)

Other Words From

• nonin·ocu·lation noun
• postin·ocu·lation adjective
• rein·ocu·lation noun
• self-in·ocu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inoculation¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inoculātiōn- (stem of inoculātiō ) an engrafting. See inoculate, -ion

Example Sentences

They’re making a strange invisible inoculation for themselves of, ‘It’s not going to be me who suffers. It’s going to be someone else who deserves it.’

From Los Angeles Times

The following year, an inquest found he died as a “direct result” of the inoculation.

From BBC

Furthermore, they evaluated calcium's effect on enhancing plant resistance through controlled inoculation trials, providing a comprehensive view of how calcium supplementation could potentially bolster the potato plant's defense mechanisms against bacterial wilt.

From Science Daily

“All samples with a PCR positive result are going through egg inoculation tests, a gold-standard for determining if infectious virus is present,” they wrote.

From Salon

Even mice not treated with the ASO until 120 days after inoculation— shortly before symptoms typically appear— lived 55% longer, suggesting the ASO was helpful even after significant amounts of toxic prion had already accumulated.

From Science Magazine