vaccinating meaning

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vaccinating (noun): the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity.

Definition of vaccinating

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

    Synonyms: inoculating

    Type of: protection

    Kinds: ring vaccination, variolation

    Related forms: vaccinate

Word lists: words starting with VA · words ending in NG · 11-letter words

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