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vaccinia
vaccina
variola vaccine
variola vaccinia
variola vaccina
Definition: 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
cowpox
vaccinia
Definition: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
Definition: An infection of cowpox.