Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cowpox

1 sense of cowpox

Sense 1
cowpox, vaccinia -- (a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox)
       => animal disease -- (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)
       => pox -- (a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks)