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Variolation

Vaˊri-o-la′tion

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Noun.
(Med.)
Inoculation with smallpox.

Definition 2024


variolation

variolation

English

Noun

variolation (plural variolations)

  1. (historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox so as to induce a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to it.