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Variolation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Variolations
possessive
Variolation's
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Variolations'