All vaccination synonyms
vac·ci·na·tion
V v noun vaccination
- immunisation — (British, immunology) alternative spelling of immunization.
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- immunization — the fact or process of becoming immune, as against a disease.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
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- inoculation — the act or process of inoculating.
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- injection — the act of injecting.
- jab — a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.