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vac·ci·na·tion

 (văk′sə-nā′shən)
n.
1. Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect against a particular disease.
2. A scar left on the skin by vaccinating.
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vaccination

(ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən)
n
1. (Medicine) the act of vaccinating
2. (Medicine) the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
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vac•ci•na•tion

(ˌvæk səˈneɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the act or practice of inoculating with vaccine.
2. the scar where a vaccine was administered.
[1800–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.vaccination - taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a diseasevaccination - taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
inoculation
immunisation, immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
2.vaccination - the scar left following inoculation with a vaccinevaccination - the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
cicatrice, cicatrix, scar - a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
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Translations
تَلْقِيحتَلْقيح، تَطْعيم
očkování
vaccination
rokotus
cjepivo
himlõoltás
vaksinasi
bólusetning
予防接種
예방접종
vaccinationvaccinering
การฉีดวัคซีน
sự tiêm chủng

vaccination

[ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən] N → vacunación f
you must have the vaccination a month before you travel → debes vacunarte un mes antes de viajar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vaccination

[ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən]
n → vaccination f
flu vaccination → la vaccination contre la grippe
rabies vaccination → la vaccination contre la rage
to have a vaccination against sth → se faire vacciner contre qch
modif [programme, certificate, centre] → de vaccination
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vaccination

n → (Schutz)impfung f; have you had your vaccination yet? → sind Sie schon geimpft?, haben Sie sich schon impfen lassen?
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vaccination

[ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → vaccinazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vaccine

(ˈvӕksiːn) noun
a substance made from the germs that cause a particular disease, especially smallpox, and given to a person or animal to prevent him from catching that disease.
ˈvaccinate (-ksi-) verb
to protect (a person etc) against a disease by putting vaccine into his blood. Has your child been vaccinated against smallpox?
ˌvacciˈnation (-ksi-) noun
(an) act of vaccinating or process of being vaccinated. I'm to have a vaccination tomorrow; Vaccination was introduced in the eighteenth century.
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vaccination

→ تَلْقِيح očkování vaccination Impfung εμβολιασμός vacuna rokotus vaccin cjepivo vaccinazione 予防接種 예방접종 vaccinatie vaksinasjon szczepienie vacinação прививка vaccinering การฉีดวัคซีน aşı sự tiêm chủng 接种疫苗
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

vac·ci·na·tion

n. vacunación, inoculación de una vacuna.
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vaccination

n vacunación f
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