DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
vaccinia
/væk'sɪniə/ · væksɪniə
Vaccinia has 4 syllables: vac · cin · i · a.
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noun. 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.
noun. A viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox.
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