Found 2 items, similar to vaccinia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vaccinia vaccinia n 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 [syn: vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia , variola vaccina] 2: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox [syn: cowpox]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vaccinia Vaccinia \Vac*cin"i*a\, n. [NL. See Vaccine.] (Med.) Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox. [1913 Webster]