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   Vaccination (?), 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.
   
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   ☞ In recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as, “vaccination against cholera”.
   
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   2. Any inoculation intended to raise immunity to a disease.
   
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