| NOUN | act | variolation, variolization | the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox |
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| Meaning | The obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox. | |
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| Synonym | variolization | |
| Broader | inoculating, vaccinating | The act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity |
| Catalan | variolació | |
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