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

+inLatinpertaining to

+ationEnglishaction or process

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.