Vaccinia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vaccinia is a noun meaning (medicine) An infection of cowpox.
Meaning
(medicine) An infection of cowpox.
More Meanings
- (by extension) A virus which causes this infection (Orthpoxvirus vaccinia).
- A closely related poxvirus, used as a smallpox vaccine.
Example Sentences
On the other hand, Professor Heim inquired minutely into all the circumstances of the case, and says he is convinced of the variolation of the cow, and of the transmission from her of a disease similar to vaccinia.
Since then, a handful of vaccinia cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including one, described in the May 4 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, of vulvar infection in an Alaskan woman whose sex partner was a serviceman.
Word Forms
- vaccinias
Synonyms for vaccinia
Depending on context, synonyms include cowpox.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cowpox, variola, vaccine, vaccina, vaccinine, cowpoxvirus.
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