vaccination

«vaccination» in Mova's school dictionary: an injection or medicine that protects you from a disease… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a vaccination, vaccinations; uncountable for the process)

meaning for a pupil

1) A vaccination is an injection or medicine that protects you from a disease by teaching your body to fight it. tree →

2) Vaccination is the act of giving these medicines to people or animals. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons vaccination explains how the immune system learns to recognise germs safely; it protects you and others around you. Phrases: «have a vaccination», «get vaccinated», «a flu vaccination», «vaccination record».

examples

• I had my vaccination at the doctor's today. tree →
• Vaccinations help stop diseases like measles. tree →
• Our dog needs a rabies vaccination. tree →
• The school nurse checked our vaccination records. tree →
• My arm was a bit sore after the vaccination. tree →
• Vaccination protects babies who are too young to be vaccinated. tree →
• Travellers sometimes need vaccinations for other countries. tree →

note

Also called a jab (UK) or a shot (US). Verb: vaccinate; noun for the medicine: vaccine. A sore arm or feeling tired for a day is normal. Vaccines contain no live disease that can make you ill in the normal way; they train your body.

In the corpora

• Pets need a vet for check-ups, vaccinations and whenever they seem ill, hurt, stop eating or act strangely.
• Example: a boy in Ottawa is scared of his vaccination.
• Polio can cause paralysis; vaccination has made it rare, and the wild virus is still found mainly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vaccination» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.