VARIOLIZATION

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

variolization (uncountable)

(medicine, obsolete) Variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 February 2025

BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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