Australian English Meaning of vaccinia

Vaccinia

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Definitions and Meaning of vaccinia in English

Wordnet

vaccinia (n)

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

a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

Webster

vaccinia (n.)

Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.

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Vaccinia

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 leave

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vaccinee => Vaccinated person, vaccine point => Vaccination point, vaccine => vaccine, vaccinator => Vaccinator, vaccination => Vaccination,