vaccination

• Sustantivo que designa el acto de administrar una vacuna para estimular el sistema inmunitario contra una enfermedad, o la marca que queda en la piel tras dicha administración.

A noun referring to the act of administering a vaccine to stimulate immunity against a disease, or the mark left on the skin after such a procedure.

1. Medical procedureB1formalmedical

   The act of administering a vaccine to stimulate the body's immune system against a specific disease.

   Vacunación (procedimiento médico)

   • The child received a vaccination against measles.
   • Vaccination campaigns have reduced the spread of polio.
   • Doctors recommend annual flu vaccinations for the elderly.

   Sinónimosimmunizationinjectioninoculationjabshot

2. Resulting markB2informalmedical

   The small scar or mark left on the skin after a vaccine has been injected.

   Marca de la vacuna

   • He still has a vaccination scar on his upper arm.
   • The vaccination mark faded over the years.
   • Many people from that generation have a vaccination mark from the smallpox vaccine.