- ovination
- ovi·na·tion
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ovination
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ovination — ˌōvəˈnāshən noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin ovinia + English ation : introduction of sheep pox virus locally into the body as formerly practiced to induce immunity or reduce the severity of the disease compare inoculation a(1) … Useful english dictionary
Variolisation — La variolisation est l inoculation volontaire de la variole, prélevée sur un sujet faiblement malade, ou lui même variolisé. Cette technique, qui remonterait à la Chine ancienne, protège les sujets d une variole grave. Son manque de fiabilité… … Wikipédia en Français
Ovine — Ovīne (lat.), die Schafpocke; Ovinatiōn, Impfung gegen Schafpocken … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
ovine — 1. adjective a) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep. Thus, in general, cattle sperm are reasonably robust, but sheep much less so. Antelope, evolutionarily speaking, are somewhere between cattle and sheep: some are cattle like, and… … Wiktionary
clavelization — ˌklavələ̇ˈzāshən noun ( s) Etymology: French clavelisation, from claveliser to clavelize (inoculate with sheep virus) (from clavelée sheep pox, from Middle French, from clavel, from Late Latin clavellus nail shaped pustule, diminutive of Latin… … Useful english dictionary
