vaccinia (redirected from vaccinial)

vac·cin·i·a  (vk-sn-)

n.

1. See cowpox.

2. The usually mild, cutaneous and sometimes systemic reaction in individuals who have been inoculated with smallpox vaccine.

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[New Latin vaccnia, from Latin vaccnus, of cows; see vaccine.]

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vac·cini·al adj.

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vaccinia [vækˈsɪnɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a technical name for cowpox

[New Latin, from Latin vaccīnus of cows]

vaccinial  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vaccinia - 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 vaccina, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa - a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
	2.	vaccinia - a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox cowpox pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings