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vaccinia
n.
cowpox disease
Vaccinia
Vaccinia virus (
VACV or
VV) is a large, complex,
enveloped virus belonging to the
poxvirus family. It has a linear, double-stranded
DNA genome approximately 190
kbp in length, and which encodes approximately 250
genes. The dimensions of the
virion are roughly 360 × 270 × 250
nm, with a mass of approximately 5-10 fg.
vaccinia
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina
(hypernym) infection
(hyponym) progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa
2. a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
(synonym) cowpox
(hypernym) animal disease
vaccinio
adj.
blueberry, small fruit belonging to the group of berries
Vaccinia
(n.)
Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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