释义 |
variolation Med.|ˌvɛərɪəˈleɪʃən| [f. prec.] Inoculation with the virus of smallpox.
1805Med. Jrnl. XIV. 536 A remarkable coincidence of failure..of variolation as well as vaccination. 1810Edin. Rev. XV. 340 It [i.e. vaccination] has been adopted by millions who never would have submitted to variolation. 1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 559 The practice of variolation, which was revived and introduced into Great Britain by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. |