variolization

Definitions of variolization
  1. noun
    the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
    synonyms: variolation
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    type of:
    inoculating, vaccinating
    the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
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