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Dictionary » I » Inoculation InoculationDefinition noun, plural: inoculations The process of introducing an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to trigger immune response against a specific disease. The act of introducing microorganism or suspension of microorganisms (e.g. bacteria) into a culture medium.
Inoculation is the act or process of introducing something to where it will grow or reproduce. It is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to a particular disease. It may also refer to the communication of a disease to a living organism by transferring its causative agent into the organism, to implant microorganisms or infectious material into a culture medium.
Related forms: inoculate (verb), inoculum (noun).
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