IMMUNIZATION Synonyms
4 hypernyms for immunization. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for IMMUNIZATION
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| immunisation | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) | ||||||
| inoculation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease | ||||||
| jab | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) • a quick short straight punch • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow verb • poke or thrust abruptly • strike or punch with quick and short blows • stab or pierce | ||||||
| needle | noun n | |||||
noun • the leaf of a conifer • a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument • a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) • a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record verb • annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism • prick with a needle | ||||||
| protection | noun n | |||||
noun • the activity of protecting someone or something • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury • defense against financial failure; financial independence • the condition of being protected • kindly endorsement and guidance • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||||||
| shot | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of firing a projectile • a solid missile discharged from a firearm • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand • a chance to do something • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe • a small drink of liquor • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • an estimate based on little or no information • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put • an explosive charge used in blasting • a blow hard enough to cause injury • an attempt to score in a game • informal words for any attempt or effort • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination • throwing the basketball toward the hoop adjective satellite • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||||||
| vaccination | noun n | |||||
noun • taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease • the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine | ||||||