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noun
The strategy of vaccinating those who are most likely to be infected, to inhibit the spread of a disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
An individual vaccination of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient; prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inoculating, vaccinating
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