vaccinia : Idioms & Phrases
progressive vaccinia
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noun a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion
progressive vaccinia.
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vaccinia gangrenosa
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noun a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion
progressive vaccinia.
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variola vaccinia
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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
variola vaccina; vaccina; variola vaccine; vaccinia.
