Definitions for variolation
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Princeton's WordNet
variolation, variolization(noun)
the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
Wiktionary
variolation(Noun)
The inoculation of a person with smallpox so as to induce a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to it.
Origin: Compare variola, -ation.
Webster Dictionary
Variolation(noun)
inoculation with smallpox
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