Definition of Variolation

1. Noun. The obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox.

Exact synonyms: Variolization
Generic synonyms: Inoculating, Vaccinating

Definition of Variolation

1. n. Inoculation with smallpox.

2. n. Inoculation with smallpox.

Definition of Variolation

1. Noun. (historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox so as to induce a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to it. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Variolation

1. Inoculation with smallpox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Variolation

variola minor
variola minor virus
variola pemphigosa
variola vaccina
variola vaccine
variola vaccinia
variola vera
variola verrucosa
variola virus
variolar
variolas
variolate
variolated
variolates
variolating
variolation (current term)
variolations
variole
varioles
variolic
varioliform
varioliform syphilid
variolite
variolites
variolitic
variolization
varioloid
varioloids
variolous
variolovaccine

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