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inoculation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/ (UK)
• /ɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
   • We owe, also, to Lady Mary the introduction of inoculation—the moral courage she displayed; the blessing conferred by her exertions may well silence the harsh judgment which suits so little with our narrow and finite intelligence. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The End”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 326:
2. (countable, uncountable) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
3. (countable, uncountable) The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.
4. (countable, uncountable) An inoculum; that which is inoculated.
5. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of prebunking.
6. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any technique to reduce harm by exposing oneself to a milder form of that harm.
   • Practitioners might similarly employ stress inoculation strategies wherein clients visualize binegative situations—such as being subtly invalidated […] 2019, John E. Pachankis, Steven A. Safren, Handbook of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice with Sexual and Gender Minorities, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157:

Forms

Deriveds

agroinoculation · noninoculation · reinoculation · coinoculation · subinoculation · preinoculation · postinoculation · bioinoculation · inoculation lymphoreticulosis · autoinoculation · spinoculation

Relateds

inoculum · vaccination · inoculant · inoculator · inoculative · immunisation · inoculate

Synonyms

prebunking

Translations (43)

be прышчэ́пліванне (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · nl inenting (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · bg ваксина́ция (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · mk инокула́ција (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · de Impfung (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · uk інокуля́ція (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ru вакцина́ция (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · be прышчэ́пка (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · fa مایه کوبی (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · fr inoculation (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · pl szczepienie (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ar تَلْقِيح (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium) · ja 接種 (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ko 접종 (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · sv ympning (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · mk вакцина́ција (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ru инокуля́ция (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · es vacunación (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ms inokulasi (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ca inoculació (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · be вакцына́цыя (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · uk ще́плення (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · sw chanjo (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · sk očkovanie (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · cs vakcinace (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · cs očkování (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · vi chủng ngừa (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · fi rokottaminen (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · cmn 接種 /接种 (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ar تَلْقِيح (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · hi टीकाकरण (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · fa مایهکوبی (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · sk vakcinácia (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · hy պատվաստում (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · sv inokulation (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · fa تلقیح (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium) · uk вакцина́ція (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · id inokulasi (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium) · id inokulasi (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · ru приви́вка (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · nl inoculatie (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity) · sk naočkovanie (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium) · bg инокула́ция (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)