variola vaccinia

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variola vaccinia Definition

• (n) 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

variola vaccinia Synonyms

• vaccina
• vaccinia
• variola vaccina
• variola vaccine
• variola vaccinia