| NOUN | state | 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 |
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| state | vaccinia, cowpox | a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder |
| Sounds | vahchiy'niyah | |
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| Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina | |
| Narrower | progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa | A severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency |
| Broader | infection | The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms |
| 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 | cowpox | |
| 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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