'Vaccination' definitions:

Definition of 'vaccination'

(from WordNet)
noun
Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: inoculation, vaccination]
noun
The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

Definition of 'Vaccination'

From: GCIDE
  • Vaccination \Vac`ci*na"tion\, n.
  • 1. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as, vaccination against cholera. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any inoculation intended to raise immunity to a disease. [PJC]