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Webster 1913 Edition
Inoculation
In-oc′u-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
inoculatio
: cf. F. inoculation
.] 1.
The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.
3.
Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inoculation
INOCULA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh. This practice is limited chiefly to the communication of the small pox,and of the cow pox, which is intended as a substitute for it. [See Vaccination.]