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inoculation

/ɪˌnɒkjuˈleɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण इनॉक्युलेशन

टीकाकरण

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the act of protecting a person or an animal from a disease by putting a mild form of the disease into their body, usually by an injection

    टीकाकरण

    • inoculation against polio
    • Free inoculation against measles is offered at the health centre every Tuesday.
    • Children receive inoculation against several diseases before school.
    + 2 more examples
    • The nurse gave him an inoculation against typhoid.
    • The camp offered free inoculation for the village cattle.

    Synonyms vaccination immunization injection jab

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Synonyms

vaccination immunization injection jab

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in·oc·u·la·tion

With one n and one c (not 'innoculation' or 'inocculation').

एक n और एक c ('innoculation' या 'inocculation' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the protect-from-disease words together: inoculation, vaccination (Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine against smallpox in 1796), immunization (making a person immune).

रोग से सुरक्षा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: inoculation, vaccination (Edward Jenner ने 1796 में चेचक का पहला टीका विकसित किया), immunization (व्यक्ति को प्रतिरक्षित बनाना)।

§Grammar and usage

Inoculation against a disease.

Usage: 'inoculation against a disease' में preposition 'against' आता है, जिसका मतलब है किसी बीमारी से बचाव का टीका।

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General knowledge

India's Universal Immunization Programme (1985) and Mission Indradhanush (2014).

भारत का सार्वभौमिक टीकाकरण कार्यक्रम (1985) और मिशन इंद्रधनुष (2014)।