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variolization vs vaccinating

vaccinating vs variolization

variolization and vaccinating both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
variolization Yes No No No
vaccinating Yes No No No
As nouns, vaccinating is a hypernym of variolization; that is, vaccinating is a word with a broader meaning than variolization:
  • variolization: the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
  • vaccinating: the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
Other hypernyms of variolization include inoculating.
variolization (noun) vaccinating (noun)
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
Difference between variolization and vaccinating

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