inoculation vs vaccination

inoculation and vaccination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inoculation	Yes	No	No	No
vaccination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inoculation and vaccination are synonyms defined as:

inoculation and vaccination: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

inoculation (noun)	vaccination (noun)
taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease	taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
	the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine