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Definition of vaccinia in English: vaccinianoun vakˈsɪnɪəvækˈsɪniə mass nounMedicine Cowpox, or the virus which causes it. Example sentencesExamples - Jenner waited only four years before declaring that the vaccine that he named vaccinia provided immunity from smallpox for life.
- Then the immune-impaired and those susceptible to vaccinia complications could be inoculated against vaccinia while everyone else is inoculated against smallpox.
- The live vaccinia virus that is used for the smallpox vaccination is admittedly the most dangerous vaccine in use.
- A live, replicating virus, vaccinia can cause side effects, which on rare occasions can be serious and potentially life-threatening.
- Smallpox vaccine contains live vaccinia virus, a milder cousin of the variola virus.
Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin vaccinus (see vaccine). Definition of vaccinia in US English: vaccinianounvakˈsinēəvækˈsɪniə Medicine Cowpox, or the virus which causes it. Example sentencesExamples - Then the immune-impaired and those susceptible to vaccinia complications could be inoculated against vaccinia while everyone else is inoculated against smallpox.
- The live vaccinia virus that is used for the smallpox vaccination is admittedly the most dangerous vaccine in use.
- Jenner waited only four years before declaring that the vaccine that he named vaccinia provided immunity from smallpox for life.
- Smallpox vaccine contains live vaccinia virus, a milder cousin of the variola virus.
- A live, replicating virus, vaccinia can cause side effects, which on rare occasions can be serious and potentially life-threatening.
Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin vaccinus (see vaccine). |