VACCINA

vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

vaccina (uncountable)

Alternative form of vaccinia (“cowpox”)

Source: Wiktionary


Vac*ci"na, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)

Definition: Vaccinia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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