Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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variolization | Yes | No | No | No |
inoculating | Yes | No | No | No |
variolization (noun) | inoculating (noun) |
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the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox | the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity |