Definition of vaccination in US English:
vaccination
nounˌvaksəˈnāSH(ə)nˌvæksəˈneɪʃ(ə)n
Treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; inoculation.
vaccination against yellow fever is essential
count noun if you think you need a flu vaccination, check with your doctor
Example sentencesExamples
- Inadequately cleaned vaccine syringes are often responsible for localized infections associated with vaccination.
- The animals may be incubating disease at the time of vaccination.
- Antibodies are produced by the sow in response to vaccinations or subclinical disease exposure.
- Travel to some parts of the world requires specific vaccinations.
- Doctors at the meeting expressed concerned over a lack of available vaccinations should an outbreak occur.