inoculated

Meanings

• Adjective

  Protected from infection by a particular disease, typically by having been given a vaccine.

  - "The population was inoculated against smallpox."
  - "The newborn was inoculated against polio."
  - "The vaccine has been proven to effectively inoculate people against the flu."

• Verb

  To introduce a microorganism or substance into the body to protect against infection.

  - "The doctor inoculated the child with the measles vaccine."
  - "The nurse inoculated the soldiers before they were deployed."
  - "The laboratory technician inoculated the petri dish with bacteria."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inoculated
loculated , educated , medicated

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Variants

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inoculate , inoculated , inoculates , inoculating , inoculative , inoculator , inoculators

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Forms

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inoculable, inoculatedly

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Etymology

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From the Latin inoculare, meaning 'to prick into'. Originally, inoculation referred to the process of introducing a substance into the body by making a small incision in the skin.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of inoculation dates back to China around 1000 AD, where people would deliberately expose themselves to smallpox in order to build immunity.

2. Edward Jenner, an English doctor, is credited with developing the first successful smallpox vaccine in 1796. The vaccine was made from cowpox, a disease that caused similar symptoms to smallpox but was less severe.

3. Smallpox was the first disease to be eradicated through vaccination, with the World Health Organization declaring it eradicated in 1980.

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Related Concepts

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1. Vaccine: A product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease.

2. Immunization: The process of providing a person with immunity or resistance to a particular disease, typically by administering a vaccine.

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Culture

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Inoculation has played a significant role in the history of medicine, particularly in the prevention of infectious diseases. The development of vaccines and the practice of inoculation have saved countless lives and revolutionized public health.

How to Memorize "inoculated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a syringe filled with a vaccine being injected into a person's arm. Visualize the immune system responding and producing antibodies to protect the body.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inoculated' with the idea of protection and immunity. Think of the word 'vaccine' and the idea of being shielded from disease.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Inoculate, Inoculate, I'm Invulnerable' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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