Noun: vaccination ,vak-si'ney-shun
- Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
"The widespread vaccination program helped prevent the spread of the virus";
- inoculation, jab [Brit, informal], vax [informal]
- The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
"He still had a visible vaccination scar on his upper arm from childhood";
- vax [informal]
Derived forms: vaccinations
Type of: cicatrice, cicatrix, immunisation [Brit], immunization, scar
Encyclopedia: Vaccination