Binoculate

/baɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt/ verb

Definition

To inoculate or vaccinate in two places on the body, or to apply something using both eyes or a dual technique.

Etymology

From 'bi-' (two) plus 'inoculate' (from Latin 'in-' in and 'oculus' eye); medical term from the 18th century for vaccination methods using two injection points.

Kelly Says

Binoculate is a medical term that's almost completely vanished—it referred to old vaccination techniques where doctors would deliberately infect two body sites to boost immunity, a practice we'd never do now.

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