🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

टीका लगाना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tika lagana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inoculation/ɪˌnɒk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"टीका लगाना रोगों से बचने का एक तरीका है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

    "The inoculation of children against measles is a common public health practice."
  2. 2

    A method of protecting against disease by introducing a small amount of the disease-causing agent.

    "Inoculation can help prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases in communities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'inoculation' originates from the Latin word 'inoculare', meaning 'to graft' or 'to implant'. It was first used in the 17th century in the context of introducing a disease agent into a healthy organism to build immunity.

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