| NOUN | state | progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa | a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency |
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| Meaning | A severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion. | |
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| Synonym | vaccinia gangrenosa | |
| Broader | vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina | A local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox |
| Spanish | vaccinia gangrenosa, vaccinia progresiva | |
| Catalan | vaccinia gangrenosa | |
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