| 单词 | cowpox |
| 释义 | cowpox (once / 86273 pages) n WORD FAMILY cowpox USAGE EXAMPLESIn 1796, Dr. Edward Jenner, an English physician, infected a young boy with cowpox taken from a blister on a milkmaid’s hand. New York Times(Aug 21, 2016) In the 18th century, an English physician, Edward Jenner, discovered that exposure to the less dangerous cowpox virus produced immunity to smallpox. Washington Post(Aug 20, 2016) It showed that protection from the deadly, disfiguring disease smallpox could be conferred by exposure to the much milder cowpox. Nature(Jun 14, 2016) n a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox Syn|Hyper vaccinia pox a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks animal diseasea disease that typically does not affect human beings |
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