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vaccinia vs progressive vaccinia

progressive vaccinia vs vaccinia

vaccinia and progressive vaccinia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vaccinia Yes No No No
progressive vaccinia Yes No No No
As nouns, progressive vaccinia is a hyponym of vaccinia; that is, progressive vaccinia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vaccinia:
  • 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
  • progressive vaccinia: 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
Other hyponyms of vaccinia include vaccinia gangrenosa.
vaccinia (noun) progressive vaccinia (noun)
a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox 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
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
Difference between vaccinia and progressive vaccinia

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