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牛痘

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Chinese

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

Etymology

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First attested in 𠸄咭唎國新出種痘奇書 [1805], 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

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Noun

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牛痘

  1. cowpox
  2. smallpox pustule; vaccine pustule

Derived terms

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