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- DictionaryIn·oc·u·la·tion/əˌnäkyəˈlāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of immunizing someone against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body: "inoculation against flu was readily available"
noun
Artificial introduction of infection to cells, tissue, or an organism
Inoculation is the act of implanting a pathogen or other microbe or virus into a person or other organism. It is a method of artificially inducing immunity against various infectious diseases. The term "inoculation" is also used more generally to refer to intentionally depositing microbes into any growth medium, as into a Petri dish used to culture the microbe, or into food ingredients for making ... Wikipedia