noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion obsolete, uncountable
2. 2
   the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

variolation

Etymology

From variola + -ization.