ಅರ್ಥ : 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.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : vaccina, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia
ಅರ್ಥ : A viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder. Formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : cowpox