vaccination

English Thesaurus

1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease (noun.act)

hypernym	:	immunisation, immunization,
definition	:	the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) (noun.act)

2. the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine (noun.state)

hypernym	:	cicatrice, cicatrix, scar,
definition	:	a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue (noun.state)

3. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease (noun.act)

derivation	:	immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinate,
definition	:	perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation (verb.body)

derivation	:	immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinate,
definition	:	perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation (verb.body)