a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox पर्याय: cowpox,
a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar पर्याय: vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina,