cowpox

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊˌpɒks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kou′poks′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cow•pox  (kou′poks′),USA pronunciation n. [Vet. Pathol.]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesan eruptive disease appearing on the teats and udders of cows, in which small pustules form that contain a virus used in the vaccination of humans against smallpox.
  • cow1 + pox 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cowpox /ˈkaʊˌpɒks/ n
  1. a contagious viral disease of cows characterized by vesicles on the skin, esp on the teats and udder. Inoculation of humans with this virus provides temporary immunity to smallpox. It can be transmitted to other species, esp cats
'cowpox' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Jenner - vaccine - vaccinia - goatpox - vaccinate - swinepox

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