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• Inoculation — is the placement of something to where it will grow or reproduce, and is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to… …   Wikipedia

• Inoculation — In*oc u*la tion, n. [L. inoculatio: cf. F. inoculation.] 1. The act or art of inoculating trees or plants. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inoculation — [i näk΄yə lā′shən] n. [L inoculatio] the act or process of inoculating; esp., a) the injection of a disease agent into an animal or plant, usually to cause a mild form of the disease and build up immunity to it b) the putting of bacteria, serum,… …   English World dictionary

• medium — 1. A means; that through which an action is performed. 2. A substance through which impulses or impressions are transmitted. 3. SYN: culture m.. 4. The liquid holding a substance in solution or suspension. 5. Any of the substances in which a… …   Medical dictionary

• inoculation — inoculate ► VERB 1) another term for VACCINATE(Cf. ↑vaccination). 2) introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium. DERIVATIVES inoculable adjective inoculation noun inoculator noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• inoculation — n. [L. in, in; oculare, to furnish with eyes] 1. Active or passive introduction of parasites into the body of a host. 2. Introduction of an inoculum into a culture medium …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• inoculation — noun a) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease. b) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture med …   Wiktionary

• inoculation — Introduction into the body of the causative organism of a disease. Also sometimes used, incorrectly, to mean immunization with any type of vaccine. stress i. in clinical psychology, an approach intended to provide patients with …   Medical dictionary

• inoculation — in·oc·u·la·tion || ɪ‚nÉ‘kjÉ™ leɪʃn / nÉ’kjÊŠ l n. immunization, vaccination, introduction of a virus or microorganism into the body of a human or animal; introduction of microorganisms into a culture medium …   English contemporary dictionary

• medicine, history of — Introduction  the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore       Unwritten history is not… …   Universalium

• Fungiculture — is the process of producing food, medicine, and other products by the cultivation of mushrooms and other fungi. The word is also commonly used to refer to the practice of cultivating fungi by leafcutter ants, termites, ambrosia beetles, and marsh …   Wikipedia