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vaccinia
noun(vac-cin-ia)
a poxvirus (species Vaccinia virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus) that differs from but is closely related to the viruses causing smallpox and cowpox and that includes a strain used in making vaccines against smallpox
vaccinia
noun(vac-cin-ia)
a reaction to smallpox vaccine prepared from live vaccinia virus that may involve a rash, fever, headache, and body pain

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