variola vaccinia meaning

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variola vaccinia (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.

Definition of variola vaccinia

  1. 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

    Synonyms: vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccina

    Type of: infection

    Kinds: progressive vaccinia

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