the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
vaccination in American English
(ˌvæksəˈneɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act or practice of vaccinating
2.
a scar on the skin where a vaccine, esp. for smallpox, has been applied
Examples of 'vaccination' in a sentence
vaccination
People eligible for flu vaccination should have it each year.
The Sun (2016)
Previous generations bore the risks of smallpox vaccination.
Christianity Today (2000)
The flu vaccination season is just getting under way.
The Sun (2015)
She urged people to get a flu vaccination.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Flu vaccinations at the store have doubled since last year.
The Sun (2011)
But the talk is not of flu vaccinations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are wide geographical variations in the take-up of the flu vaccination by healthcare workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The Government needs to make up its mind what it wants to do about flu vaccination.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Staff can have blood pressure and cholesterol tests, as well as flu vaccinations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In Manchester staff are helping out by giving patients flu vaccinations.
The Sun (2015)
Benefits include subsidised sports facilities, health checks and annual flu vaccinations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What about the flu vaccination?
The Sun (2012)
They promoted vaccination for smallpox, or lightning conductors on their village's tallest structure.
Michael Burleigh Earthly Powers: Religion and Politics in Europe from the Enlightenment to the GreatWar (2005)
Credit the WHO smallpox vaccination effort.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
In other languages
vaccination
British English: vaccination /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən/ NOUN
Vaccination is the process of giving a person or animal, usually by injection, a substance containing a harmless form of a disease, to prevent them from getting that disease
We recommend vaccination against hepatitis B.
American English: vaccination
Arabic: تَلْقِيح
Brazilian Portuguese: vacinação
Chinese: 接种疫苗
Croatian: cjepivo
Czech: očkování
Danish: vaccination
Dutch: vaccinatie
European Spanish: vacuna
Finnish: rokotus
French: vaccin
German: Impfung
Greek: εμβολιασμός
Italian: vaccinazione
Japanese: 予防接種
Korean: 예방접종
Norwegian: vaksinasjon
Polish: szczepienie
European Portuguese: vacinação
Romanian: vaccinare
Russian: прививка
Latin American Spanish: vacuna
Swedish: vaccinering
Thai: การฉีดวัคซีน
Turkish: aşı tıp
Ukrainian: вакцинація
Vietnamese: sự tiêm chủng
Chinese translation of 'vaccination'
vaccination
(væksɪˈneɪʃən)
n
(u) (= immunization) 疫苗接种(種) (yìmiáo jiēzhòng)
(c) (= injection) 预(預)防针(針) (yùfángzhēn)
a vaccination against smallpox/tetanus天花疫苗接种(種)/破伤(傷)风(風)预(預)防针(針) (tiānhuā yìmiáo jiēzhòng/pòshāngfēng yùfángzhēn)