HyperDic: variolization

English > 1 sense of the word variolization:
NOUNactvariolization, variolationthe obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
English > variolization: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox.
Synonymvariolation
Broaderinoculating, vaccinatingThe act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
Catalanvariolació

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