VARIOLA VACCINA
Dictionary entry overview: What does variola vaccina mean? • VARIOLA VACCINA (noun)
The noun VARIOLA VACCINA has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: VARIOLA VACCINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VARIOLA VACCINA (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 ("variola vaccina" 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 "variola vaccina"):
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)
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