VACCINIA: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:			vak'sineeu
Matching Terms:			Vaccinia CEA Vaccine, Vaccinist, Vaccinium, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium ashei, Vaccinium caespitosum, Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium myrsinites, Vaccinium ovatum, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium pennsylvanicum, Vaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
	Synonyms:		cowpox
	See Also:		animal disease
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Vac*cin"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Vaccine}.] (Med.) Cowpox; vaccina. See {Cowpox}.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Vaccinia is the cowpox virus used to vaccinate against smallpox and, experimentally, as a carrier of genes for antigenic determinants cloned from other disease organisms.
	Synonyms:		cowpox virus
Glossary
	Definition:		The cowpox virus used to vaccinate against smallpox and, experimentally, as a carrier of genes for antigenic determinants cloned from other disease organisms.