VARIOLATION

variolation, variolization

(noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

variolation (countable and uncountable, plural variolations)

(historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox so as to induce a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to it.

Source: Wiktionary

Va`ri*o*la"tion, n. (Med.)

Definition: Inoculation with smallpox.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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