Medical Dictionary
cowpox
noun cow·pox \ˈkau̇-ˌpäks\
Medical Definition of COWPOX
: a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus of the genus Orthopoxvirus (species Cowpox virus) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox—called also variola vaccinia
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