vaccinia

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noun

1. a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder;
formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
• Syn:
cowpox
• Hypernyms:
animal disease, pox
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
• Syn:
vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina
• Hypernyms:
infection
• Hyponyms:
progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cowpox, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina