Definition of Variola vaccine

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Vaccina, Vaccinia, Variola Vaccina, Variola Vaccinia
Specialized synonyms: Progressive Vaccinia, Vaccinia Gangrenosa
Generic synonyms: Infection

Medical Definition of Variola vaccine

1. The cutaneous and sometimes systemic reactions associated with vaccination with smallpox vaccine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Variola Vaccine

varify
varifying
varimax
variogram
variograms
variola
variola benigna
variola haemorrhagica
variola major
variola major virus
variola maligna
variola minor
variola minor virus
variola pemphigosa
variola vaccina
variola vaccine (current term)
variola vaccinia
variola vera
variola verrucosa
variola virus
variolar
variolas
variolate
variolated
variolates
variolating
variolation
variolations
variole
varioles

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