variolation
variolation · variolations
The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form…The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to the disease.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to the disease.
Variolation is no longer used today. It was replaced by smallpox vaccination, a safer alternative, which in turn led to the development of vaccines against many other diseases.
More definitions
- the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
Translations
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plural: variolations| Singular | variolation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox:variolization
Word family
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