variolation meaning

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variolation (noun): the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox.

Definition of variolation

  1. the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox

    Synonyms: variolization

    Type of: inoculating

Word lists: words starting with VA · words ending in ON · 11-letter words

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