牛痘

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull small pox
simp. and trad.
(牛痘)

Etymology

First attested in 𠸄咭唎國新出種痘奇書 , a short treatise on the smallpox vaccine written by English physician Dr. Alexander Pearson and translated into Chinese by Sir George Thomas Staunton (Chng, 2012).

Pronunciation


Noun

牛痘

  1. cowpox
  2. smallpox pustule; vaccine pustule

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