- peltation
- Protection provided by inoculation with an antiserum or with a vaccine. [L. pelta, a light shield, fr. G. pelte]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
peltation
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peltate — adj. [Gr. pelte, shield] Shield shaped; escutcheon. peltation n … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
peltate — peltately, adv. peltation, n. /pel tayt/, adj. Bot. having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield shaped. [1745 55; < L peltatus, equiv. to pelt(a) small shield ( < Gk pélte) + atus… … Universalium
