COWPOX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

Synonyms:

cowpox; vaccinia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cowpox" is a kind of...):

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)

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