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English noun: variola vaccina

1. variola vaccina (state) 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


Synonymsvaccina, vaccinia, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia


Broader (hypernym)infection


Narrower (hyponym)progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa









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