variolate
adjective
resembling smallpox, as a lesion.
variolation
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a word derived from
variolate.
Example Sentences
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Over in England in 1774, the village of Yetminster was facing a growing smallpox epidemic and variolation was their only option.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2021
General George Washington compelled troops to get a smallpox variolation, saying it was necessary to safeguard soldiers and to win the war.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 5, 2021
Before then, doctors used inoculation, or variolation as it was often called, introducing a trace amount of the smallpox virus into the skin.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2021
She crossed paths with variolation thanks to an accident of history: Shortly after her successful recovery from smallpox, her husband, Edward Wortley Montagu, was appointed ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2021
Variola vaccine—i.e. the virus of an affection of the cow resulting from variolation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
