inoculation

English

Etymology

From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/
• IPA^(key): /ɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

inoculation (countable and uncountable, plural inoculations)

1. (immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
   • 1837, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ethel Churchill, volume 3, page 326:

     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.

2. (microbiology) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
3. The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.
4. An inoculum; that which is inoculated.

Related terms

• inoculant
• inoculate
• inoculative
• inoculator
• inoculum

Translations

introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity

• Arabic: تَلْقِيح m (talqīḥ)
• Armenian: պատվաստում (hy) (patvastum)
• Belarusian: прышчэ́пка f (pryščépka), вакцына́цыя f (vakcynácyja), прышчэ́пліванне n (pryščéplivannje)
• Bulgarian: ваксина́ция f (vaksinácija), инокула́ция f (inokulácija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 接種／接种 (zh), 接种 (zh) (jiēzhǒng)

• Czech: očkování (cs) n, vakcinace (cs) f
• Dutch: inenting (nl) f, inoculatie (nl) f
• Finnish: rokottaminen (fi)
• French: inoculation (fr) f
• German: Impfung (de) f
• Hindi: टीकाकरण m (ṭīkākaraṇ)
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• Indonesian: inokulasi (id)
• Japanese: 接種 (ja) (せっしゅ, sesshu)
• Korean: 접종(接種) (jeopjong)
• Malay: inokulasi
• Persian: مایه‌کوبی (mâye-kubi), مایه کوبی (fa) (mâye kubi)
• Polish: szczepienie (pl) n
• Russian: приви́вка (ru) f (privívka), вакцина́ция (ru) f (vakcinácija), инокуля́ция (ru) f (inokuljácija)
• Slovak: očkovanie n, vakcinácia f
• Spanish: vacunación (es) m
• Swedish: ympning (sv) c, inokulation c
• Ukrainian: ще́плення n (ščéplennja), вакцина́ція (uk) f (vakcynácija), інокуля́ція f (inokuljácija)

introduction of microorganisms into culture medium

• Arabic: تَلْقِيح m (talqīḥ)
• Indonesian: inokulasi (id)
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• Persian: تلقیح (fa) (talqih)
• Slovak: naočkovanie n

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} vacunación (es) m
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See also

• immunisation
• vaccination

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French

Noun

inoculation f (plural inoculations)

1. inoculation

Further reading

• “inoculation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.