vaccinia
pronunciation
How to pronounce vaccinia in British English:
UK [væk'sɪnɪə]
How to pronounce vaccinia in American English:
US [væk'sɪnɪr]
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- Noun:
- a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
- a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Smallpox vaccines are made from vaccinia , a milder related virus .
- 2. The vaccine that eradicated smallpox consists of a live virus , vaccinia , with a surprising taste for tumours .
- 3. Construction of vaccinia virus vector for vaccine screening .
- 4. Construction and immune potency of recombinant vaccinia virus expressing polyvalent hiv antigens .
- 5. Generation of recombinant vaccinia virus expressing attachment glycoprotein of nipah virus .