inoculation

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inoculātio.

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.
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

• Armenian: պատվաստում (hy) (patvastum)
• Bulgarian: ваксинация f (vaksinacija)
• Dutch: inenting (nl), inoculatie (nl)
• Finnish: rokottaminen (fi)
• French: inoculation (fr)
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• German: Impfung (de) f
• Persian: مایه‌کوبی (māyekūbī)
• Russian: приви́вка (ru) f (privívka), инокуля́ция (ru) f (inokuljácija)
• Slovak: očkovanie
• Spanish: vacunación m
• Swedish: ympning (sv) c, inokulation c

introduction of microorganisms into culture medium

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• Persian: تلقیح (fa) (talqīh)
• Slovak: naočkovanie

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

• immunisation
• vaccination