somministrazione

administration, dispensing

noun som-mee-nee-strah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin subministrare (to supply, to serve).

Usage Note

Somministrazione is the standard medical and legal term for administering a substance: somministrazione di farmaci (drug administration), somministrazione del vaccino (vaccine dosing). In labour law it denotes the supply of workers through an agency (somministrazione di lavoro). It is always feminine.

Examples

"La somministrazione del vaccino è obbligatoria per i bambini."

Natural Translation

Vaccination is mandatory for children.

Literal Translation

The administration of-the vaccine is mandatory for the children.

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