COWPOX
\kˈa͡ʊpɒks], \kˈaʊpɒks], \k_ˈaʊ_p_ɒ_k_s]\
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An acute contagious disease of cows, which, when communicated to man, as by vaccination, prevents smallpox.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Vaccina- c. Inoculation, Vaccination- c. Itch, see Itch, cowpox- c. Vesicle, see Vaccination.
By Robley Dunglison
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A specific contagious disease of bovine animals, communicable to man and to various animals by inoculation; characterized by lesions resembling those of smallpox, usually on the udder in cows. The liquid contents of the pocks are used in the practice of vaccination. See vaccinia.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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