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variola vaccina vs vaccinia gangrenosa

vaccinia gangrenosa vs variola vaccina

variola vaccina and vaccinia gangrenosa both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
variola vaccina Yes No No No
vaccinia gangrenosa Yes No No No
As nouns, vaccinia gangrenosa is a hyponym of variola vaccina; that is, vaccinia gangrenosa is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variola vaccina:
  • variola vaccina: 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 variola vaccina include progressive vaccinia.
variola vaccina (noun) vaccinia gangrenosa (noun)
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 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
Difference between variola vaccina and vaccinia gangrenosa

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