Hypernym

inject 1

verb

give an injection to

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

medicine 3

noun

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries

inoculate 3

verbdomain: hygiene

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

Examples

1.We vaccinate against scarlet fever
2.The nurse vaccinated the children in the school

Synonyms

immunize 2
perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
immunise 2
perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
vaccinate 1
perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

Derivationally related form

inoculation 1

noun

taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

inoculating 1

noun

the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity

inoculator 1

noun

a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases

inoculant 1

noun

a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

medicine 3

noun

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries

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