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

15 November 2024

HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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