vaccinias

Meanings

Noun

• 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
• a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
• plural of vaccinia

Synonyms

cowpox, vaccina, vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia