Topic: DRUGS, MEDICINES
| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of inoculare 'to attach a bud to a plant', from oculus 'eye, bud' |
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i‧noc‧u‧late
[transitive]
[transitive]MHMD to protect someone against a disease by putting a weak form of the disease into their body using a needle [↪ immunize, vaccinate]
—inoculation
noun [uncountable and countable]
noun [uncountable and countable]