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Defenition of the word vaccinia

    • Defenition of the word vaccinia

      • a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; used to innoculate humans against smallpox
      • a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
      • 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
      • 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

    Synonyms for the word vaccinia

      • cowpox

    Hyponyms for the word vaccinia

      • progressive vaccinia
      • vaccinia gangrenosa

    Hypernyms for the word vaccinia

      • animal disease
      • infection
      • pox

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