Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of vaccinia (“cowpox”).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
vaccina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccina
“vaccina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaccina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccina.
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