inoculate
Administer preventive shot
To inoculate is to introduce a substance into the body to produce immunity to a disease—typically a vaccine containing weakened or killed pathogens: Children are inoculated against measles.
The word extends to any protective exposure: Travel inoculates you against provincialism.
In microbiology, to inoculate is to introduce microorganisms into a culture medium.
The related noun is inoculation.
Medical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
- vialSmall glass liquid holder
- ampouleSealed glass dose container
intramuscular · subcutaneous · intravenous · administration · puncture · sterile · swab · dosage
Protective medical injection
- shotQuick liquor serving
- jabQuick, straight blow
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- doseQuantity of medicine
serum · adjuvant · antigen · antibody · titer · toxoid · immunogen · epitope
Implant fixed beliefs
- instillImpart gradually over time
- imbuePervade with feeling
- infuseSaturate by steeping
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
introduce · condition · prepare · prime · expose · familiarize · accustom · desensitize
Proteins targeting pathogens
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protectionGuarding against harm
- immunityProtected from harm
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
lymphocytes · leukocytes · macrophage · cytokines · interferon · immunoglobulin · innate immunity · immunocompetent
syringe
Medical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
- vialSmall glass liquid holder
ampoule · intramuscular · subcutaneous · intravenous · administration · puncture · sterile · swab · dosage · inject
immunization
Protective medical injection
dose · serum · adjuvant · antigen · antibody · titer · toxoid · immunogen · epitope · herd immunity
indoctrinate
Implant fixed beliefs
implant · introduce · condition · prepare · prime · expose · familiarize · accustom · desensitize · harden
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protectionGuarding against harm
- immunityProtected from harm
immune response · lymphocytes · leukocytes · macrophage · cytokines · interferon · immunoglobulin · innate immunity · immunocompetent · memory cells
safeguard
Precaution against harm
fortify · ward · protect · secure · buffer · barrier · insulate · armor · preserve · shelter
inoculateinfect
Transmit pathogens to
contaminate · expose · sicken · poison · endanger
inoculateindoctrinate
Implant fixed beliefs
brainwash · disabuse · radicalize · propagandize · mislead
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