variola vaccine
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~ 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 major
— Noun
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~ a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
variola
— Noun
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~ a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
variola vaccina
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~ 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 vaccinia
— Noun
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~ 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 minor
— Noun
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~ a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
variola minor
— Noun
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~ a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
variola major
— Noun
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~ a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
variolation
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~ the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
variolization
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~ the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
variometer
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~ a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field
variorum edition
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~ an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors
variorum
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~ an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors
variously-leaved pondweed
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~ of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States
varix
— Noun
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~ abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
varlet
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~ in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
varlet
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~ a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel