vaccinia gangrenosa

Definitions of vaccinia gangrenosa
  1. noun
    a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion
    synonyms: progressive vaccinia
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    vaccina, vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia
    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
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