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# cowpox

noun (cowpox; uncountable)

«cowpox» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cowpox is a mild disease of cows that causes sores on their udders and can pass to people, giving them a few small blisters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#m1)
2. In history, catching cowpox protected people from the deadly disease smallpox, which led to the first vaccine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and history lessons, Edward Jenner, an English doctor, noticed that milkmaids who had caught cowpox did not get smallpox; he used material from cowpox sores to protect a boy, which began vaccination. The word «vaccine» comes from the Latin word for cow. Today smallpox has been wiped out thanks to vaccines. Phrases: «cowpox and smallpox», «Edward Jenner».

### Examples

- Milkmaids who caught cowpox did not get smallpox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#x1)
- Edward Jenner used cowpox to make the first vaccine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#x2)
- Cowpox gives cows sores on their udders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#x3)
- Cowpox is much milder than smallpox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#x4)
- The word «vaccine» comes from «vacca», Latin for cow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#x5)
- Our class acted out Jenner's cowpox experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable; one word. Do not confuse with chickenpox, a common children's illness that has nothing to do with chickens. Jenner's experiment would not be allowed today, because it put a child at risk without the safety rules we now use.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cowpox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cowpox/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cowpox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cowpox.html) on Mova free.