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What is an inoculation?

What is an inoculation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  2. (microbiology) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
  3. An inoculum, what is inoculated
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Sorghum, millet, sudan grass, and several weed species can be infected by artificial inoculation.
Angus was given the mumps, measles and rubella inoculation when he was 15 months old.
Unlike vaccination, which utilised the cowpox virus, inoculation involved the deliberate infection of a susceptible individual.
Direct inoculation of culture plates at the bedside is the most efficient means of isolating shigella from the dysentery patients.
It fits around your dog's neck and carries its identification and inoculation tags.
Uncommon lesions suggesting hematogenous dissemination of virus were noted in both inoculation groups.

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