vaccination
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vaccination
- /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From vaccinia, a cowpox infection. Ultimately from Latin vacca (“cow”). Coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1798. Jenner infected people with weakened cowpox viruses (vaccinia), to immunise them against smallpox. It is now known that vaccinia and cow pox are separate conditions, but at the time of Jenner, they were considered the same condition.
noun vaccinations
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Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
Near-synonym: immunization (broadly synonymous)
Similar: immunization[Appendix:Glossary
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inoculation, vaccinate, inoculate, vaccine, immunization, immunodeficiency, immunisation, immunizing, antityphoid, tetanus, smallpox, flu, bluetongue, dose, injection, insemination
Translations
Every language
noun inoculation with a vaccine
| Español | vacunación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예방접종 yebangjeopjong, 접종 jeopjong |
| 日本語 | 予防接種 yobō sesshu, ワクチン接種 wakuchin sesshu, 接種 sesshu |
| 中文 | 疫苗接種 /疫苗接种 yìmiáo jiēzhòng, 預防接種 /预防接种 yùfáng jiēzhòng |
| हिन्दी | टीका ṭīkā, टीकाकरण ṭīkākraṇ |
| Kiswahili | chanjo |
| Português | vacinação |
| Français | vaccination |
| Deutsch | Impfung, Schutzimpfung, Impfen, Schutzimpfen, Vakzination, Vakzinierung |
| Italiano | vaccinazione |
| Ελληνικά | εμβολιασμός emvoliasmós |
| Română | vaccinare |
| Русский | вакцина́ция vakcinácija, приви́вка privívka |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tiêm chủng |
| العربية | تَطْعِيم taṭʕīm, تَلْقِيح talqīḥ |
| עברית | חיסון \ חִסּוּן khisún |
Talk about this word "vaccination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vaccination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vaccination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vaccination "vaccination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vaccination.Cite this
@misc{vaccination_2026,
title = {vaccination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaccination},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
