cowpox
cowpox
Definition
cow·pox (ko̵u′päks′)
noun
a contagious viral disease of cows that causes pustules on the udders: people inoculated with a vaccine containing the virus of cowpox become temporarily immune to smallpox
cowpox
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- catch: Jenner identified that she had caught cowpox from the cows she handled each day.
Modifies a noun
