NOUN | act | variolization, variolation | 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 | variolation | |
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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