Vaccinia - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vəˈtʃiːnɪə|  American pronunciation of the word vaccinia
Brit.  |vakˈsɪnɪə|  British pronunciation of the word vaccinia

noun

- 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
- a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox (syn: cowpox)
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