| NOUN | state | cowpox, vaccinia | a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder |
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| Meaning | A viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox. | |
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| Synonym | vaccinia | |
| Broader | animal disease | A disease that typically does not affect human beings |
| pox | A contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks | |
| Spanish | vaccinia virus, vacuna, vacuno | |
| Catalan | vaccí, vacuna | |
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