Inoculation

Definition of Inoculation

In`oc´u`la´tion

n.	1.	The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.
	2.	(Med.) The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh, usually for the purpose of inducing immunity to the disease.
	3.	Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind.
	4.	(Microbiology) The introduction of microorganisms into a growth medium, to cause the growth and multiplication of the microorganisms.

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absorption and regurgitation, antitoxin, bang, booster, booster shot, brainwashing, catechization, conditioning, dictation, embedment, entrance, fix, graft, grafting, hit, hypodermic, hypodermic injection, imbuement, impaction, impactment, implantation, impregnation, impression, inculcation, indoctrination, infixation, infixion, infusion, injection, insertion, insinuation, instillation, instillment, interjection, interpolation, introduction, intromission, jet injection, mainlining, narcotic injection, penetration, perfusion, reindoctrination, shooting up, shot, skin-popping, tessellation, transplant, transplantation, vaccination, vaccine

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