inoculating

inoculating
noun
the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
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doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating

Syn: ↑vaccinating
Derivationally related forms: ↑vaccinate (for: ↑vaccinating), ↑inoculate
Hypernyms: ↑protection
Hyponyms: ↑ring vaccination, ↑variolation, ↑variolization

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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