VARIOLA VACCINA Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase variola vaccina. (close relations)
Definition of VARIOLA VACCINA
Best Alternative Words for VARIOLA VACCINA
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cowpox | nounn | |||||||
noun • a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox | ||||||||
vaccina | ||||||||
noun • a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar | ||||||||
vaccinia | nounn | |||||||
noun • a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar • a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox | ||||||||
variola vaccine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar | ||||||||
variola vaccinia | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar |