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DictionaryRoot: -ation
English

-ation

an action, process, or result

Forms

  • -ation

Origin

Borrowed through French from Latin -atio, the form of an action ending used with many -are verbs.

Note

English speakers later attached this ending to bases that were not themselves Latin verbs.

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noun

vaccination

vak-sih-NAY-shuhn/ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃn/

Giving or receiving a vaccine to help protect against disease.

The clinic offers vaccination to help protect people against disease.

A clinician administers a routine vaccine into an adult patient's upper arm, calm ordinary clinic, realistic safe anatomy, no blood or written labels.
Etymology
vaccLatincow
+inLatinof, like, or belonging to
+ationEnglishan action, process, or result

The “cow” connection comes from using cowpox to protect people against smallpox. Vaccination first named that procedure, and its use was later extended to protection against other diseases.

In context

Aled Roberts4:22
this vaccination is delivered multiple times as part of the DTAP vaccine
Respiratory Tract Infection, Diphtheria

More examples

  • She receives two vaccinations before her trip abroad.
  • Annual flu vaccination helps reduce the risk of serious illness.
  • The nurse explains the benefits of vaccination to the parents.

Forms

vaccination · vaccinations

vaccinate verb — Give a vaccine to protect against disease.

vaccine noun — A preparation that stimulates immunity against disease.

Similar words

immunization
Emphasizes developing immunity rather than the act of giving vaccines.
inoculation
Emphasizes introducing protective material, often through an injection.