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vaccinia vs vaccinia gangrenosa

vaccinia gangrenosa vs vaccinia

vaccinia and vaccinia gangrenosa both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vaccinia Yes No No No
vaccinia gangrenosa Yes No No No
As nouns, vaccinia gangrenosa is a hyponym of vaccinia; that is, vaccinia gangrenosa 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
  • vaccinia gangrenosa: 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 progressive vaccinia.
vaccinia (noun) vaccinia gangrenosa (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 vaccinia gangrenosa

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