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Variolation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Variolation : (noun)
1: the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person
with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has
smallpox [syn: variolization]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Variolation : \Va`ri*o*la"tion\, n. (Med.)
Inoculation with smallpox.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Variolation : Variolation: The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced this practice into England from Turkey
in 1721. Unfortunately, the identification of a suitable strain of the virus was not an exact science and grievous disease and death from variolation were not uncommon. Based on variola, a synonym for
smallpox.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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