Definition of vaccinia

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Definition of vaccinia

  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. vaccina
    2. variola vaccina
    3. variola vaccine
    4. variola vaccinia
  • a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cowpox

See definition of vaccinia in Merriam Webster