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noun
Variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: variolation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inoculating, vaccinating
History
From variola + -ization.
