[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cowpox \cow"pox`\ -po^ks`, n. med.
   a pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when
   communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects
   from the smallpox; vaccinia; -- called also kinepox,
   cowpock, and kinepock. --dunglison.
   1913 webster
see also:
kinepox cowpock kinepock 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cowpox
     n : a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease
         affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans
         against smallpox syn: vaccinia
see also:
vaccinia 

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