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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vac•cin•i•a (vak sin′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Microbiologya variant of the cowpox virus that became established in vaccines derived from cowpox-inoculated humans.
- Pathologyan acute infection caused by inoculation with vaccinia virus as a prophylactic against smallpox, characterized by localized pustular eruptions.
- Neo-Latin; see vaccine, -ia
- 1800–10
vac•cin′i•al, adj. |