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Definition of
cowpox noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cowpox
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkaʊpɑks
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a disease caused by a virus, which affects cows and can infect humans. The
virus
was used in making
vaccine
against
smallpox
.
See
cowpox
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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