variola vaccine

va·rio·la·vaccine

uncommon

noun

1.

a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar

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Related words

Broader terms

infection

Narrower terms

progressive vaccinia

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Grammar

noun
singular	variola vaccine
plural	variola vaccines

Nearby words

variola major variola major virus variola minor variola minor virus variola vaccina variola vaccinia variola virus variolic variolization variolous

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