VACCINIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does vaccinia mean?
• VACCINIA (noun)
The noun VACCINIA has 2 senses:
1. 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
2. a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
Familiarity information: VACCINIA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VACCINIA (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
vaccina; vaccinia; variola vaccina; variola vaccine; variola vaccinia
Hypernyms ("vaccinia" is a kind of...):
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vaccinia"):
progressive vaccinia; vaccinia gangrenosa (a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion)
Meaning:
A viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
cowpox; vaccinia
Hypernyms ("vaccinia" is a kind of...):
pox (a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks)
animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)
