Jen·ner (j n  r), Edward 1749-1823. British physician and vaccination pioneer. He found that smallpox could be prevented by inoculation with the substance from cowpox lesions. |
Jenner [ˈdʒɛnə]
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1. (Biographies / Jenner, Edward (1749-1823) M, English, MEDICINE: physician) Edward 1749-1823, English physician, who discovered vaccination by showing that injections of cowpox virus produce immunity against smallpox (1796)
2. (Biographies / Jenner, Sir William (1815-1898) M, English, MEDICINE: physician, MEDICINE: pathologist) Sir William. 1815-98, English physician and pathologist, who differentiated between typhus and typhoid fevers (1849)
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| Noun | 1. |  Jenner - English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823) |
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