cow-pox

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• cow-pox — [ kaopɔks; kopɔks ] n. m. inv. • v. 1828; angl. cow « vache » et pox « variole » ♦ Éruption qui se manifeste sur les trayons des vaches et qui contient le virus qui préserve de la variole. ⇒ vaccine. ● cow pox nom masculin invariable (anglais cow …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• cow|pox — «KOW POKS», noun. a contagious disease of cows causing small pustules on cows udders and teats; vaccinia. Cowpox is a virus disease. Vaccine for smallpox is obtained from cows that have cowpox …   Useful english dictionary

• cow pox — cow disease which contains a virus used in the vaccination of humans against small pox …   English contemporary dictionary

• cow-pox — n. Kine pox …   New dictionary of synonyms

• cow-pox — …   Useful english dictionary

• pox — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. smallpox, chicken pox, cow pox, variola, varicella, vaccinia; papules, maculas, vesicles, pus tules; acne, eruption, breaking out; pocks, pockmarks; curse (see imprecation). See disease. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

• cowpox — cow·pox kau̇ .päks n a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus of the genus Orthopoxvirus (species Cowpox virus) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox called also variola vaccinia * * * n. a virus… …   Medical dictionary

• cowpox — cow|pox [ kau,paks ] noun uncount a disease that affects cows. The blood of the sick cows was used in the past for making a VACCINE that prevented the serious disease SMALLPOX in people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cowpox — cow•pox [[t]ˈkaʊˌpɒks[/t]] n. vet a mild disease of cattle, now rare, characterized by a pustular rash on the teats and udder, caused by a poxvirus that was formerly used for smallpox vaccinations • Etymology: 1790–1800 …   From formal English to slang

• vaccine — [ vaksin ] n. f. • 1749; lat. méd. variola vaccina « variole de la vache » 1 ♦ Maladie infectieuse observée chez la vache (⇒ cow pox), le cheval, due à un virus morphologiquement identique au virus de la variole humaine, et dont l inoculation… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• VARIOLE — Maladie infectieuse très contagieuse, due à un virus, la variole est depuis l’Antiquité considérée comme une affection redoutable, en raison de sa gravité (mortalité élevée, séquelles importantes). Le 8 mai 1980 la 33e Assemblée mondiale de la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle