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予防接種 — meaning in English

yobōsesshu

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English meaning

  • immunization noun The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
  • vaccination noun The act of giving a vaccine to protect someone from a disease; also the injection itself.

Senses

予防接種 is used for these senses in English:

  • immunization (US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.
  • vaccination Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

immunization — full definition

  1. noun The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
  2. noun One such exposure.
  3. noun The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.

Related Japanese words