Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaccinia

/vətʃˈiniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: vac-cinia
IPA: /vətʃˈiniə/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infection of cowpox.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A virus which causes this infection (Orthpoxvirus vaccinia).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A closely related poxvirus, used as a smallpox vaccine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, Professor Heim inquired minutely into all the circumstances of the case, and says he is convinced of the variolation of the cow, and of the transmission from her of a disease similar to vaccinia."
"Since then, a handful of vaccinia cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including one, described in the May 4 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, of vulvar infection in an Alaskan woman whose sex partner was a serviceman."

Etymology

From Latin vaccinus + -ia.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ia

Usage

Inflected Forms

vaccinias (plural)

Derived Forms

paravaccinia vaccinial vacciniform vaccinoid

Frequently Paired Words

Vaccinia vaccine vaccination

Synonyms

cowpox vaccina variola vaccine variola vaccinia variola vaccina

Rhymes With

armenia schizophrenia slovenia sardinia eugenia xenia neurasthenia robinia

Questions

How do you pronounce vaccinia?: The recorded pronunciation is /vətʃˈiniə/.
What does vaccinia mean?: An infection of cowpox.
Where does vaccinia come from?: From Latin vaccinus + -ia.

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