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vaccinia

vac·ci·nia

US/vʌˈtʃiniʌ/ uncommon

noun

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a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

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From Latin vaccinus + -ia.

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