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variolization

variolization noun: variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion.

Noun

variolization (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion

Origin of variolization

From variola + -ization.

Questions about variolization

What does variolization mean?
Variolization means variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion.
What part of speech is variolization?
Variolization is a noun.

Words near variolization in the dictionary

  1. variolines
  2. variolite
  3. variolites
  4. variolitic
  5. variolitization
  6. variolization
  7. varioloid
  8. varioloids
  9. variolous
  10. variolovaccine
  11. variome

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