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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29 January 2025

SEX

(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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