noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of vaccinia (“cowpox”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
2. 2
   a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

vacciniavacciniavariola vaccinavariola vaccinevariola vaccinia

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