vaccination vs inoculation

vaccination and inoculation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, vaccination and inoculation are synonyms defined as:

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

vaccination (noun)	inoculation (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