progressive vaccinia
noun · n
Simple meaning
A severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency.
Pronunciation
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pruhgrehsihvuhcheeneeuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹəɡˈɹɛsɪvətʃiniə
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Definition
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noun
A severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion
n
Progressive vaccinia is a rare cutaneous condition caused by the vaccinia virus, characterized by painless but progressive necrosis and ulceration.
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This meaning: A severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion
Used this way, progressive vaccinia is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
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