English
Etymology
From Latin vacca, "cow". The term was coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) who infected people with weakened cowpox viruses to immunise them againt the disease.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən/, /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃn/
Noun
vaccination
- Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect a particular disease or strain of disease
Translations
- German: Impfung f (1)
- Swedish: vaccinering c, vaccination c
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