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Jen·ner J0030200 (jĕn′ər), Edward 1749-1823. British physician who developed a vaccine for smallpox that involved inoculating a person with the substance from cowpox lesions.Jenner (ˈdʒɛnə) n1. (Biography) Edward 1749–1823, English physician, who discovered vaccination by showing that injections of cowpox virus produce immunity against smallpox (1796)2. (Biography) Sir William. 1815–98, English physician and pathologist, who differentiated between typhus and typhoid fevers (1849)Jen•ner (ˈdʒɛn ər)
n. 1. Edward, 1749–1823, English physician: discoverer of smallpox vaccine. 2. Sir William, 1815–98, English physician. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Jenner - English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)Edward Jenner |
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Jenner1. Edward 1749--1823, English physician, who discovered vaccination by showing that injections of cowpox virus produce immunity against smallpox (1796) 2. Sir William. 1815--98, English physician and pathologist, who differentiated between typhus and typhoid fevers (1849) Jenner
Jenner [jen´er] Edward (1749–1823). English physician who discovered the principle of vaccination for smallpox in 1796. By experimental demonstration, Jenner turned a local country tradition that dairymaids who had contracted cowpox did not acquire smallpox into a permanent working principle in science.Jen·nerEdward, 1749-1823; English physician and naturalist who discovered the method of vaccinating against smallpox by inoculating susceptible persons with cowpox (vaccinia); Jenner's method led directly to the eradication of smallpox worldwide in 1977, the greatest public health achievement ever.
Jen·ner (jen'ĕr), Harley D., 20th-century Canadian physician. See: Jenner-Kay unit.
Jen·ner (jen'ĕr), Louis, English physician, 1866-1904. See: Jenner stain. Jenner
Related to Jenner: Edward JennerSynonyms for Jennernoun English physician who pioneered vaccinationSynonyms |