Inosculation vs Inoculation - What's the difference?
inosculation | inoculation |
The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; intercommunication.
(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
(microbiology) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
An inoculum, what is inoculated
As nouns the difference between inosculation and inoculation
is that inosculation is the junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; intercommunication while inoculation is (immunology) the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.inosculation
English
Noun
(en noun)- inosculation of veins
- (Ray)