Wondering how to use Variolation in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as inoculating or vaccinating.
Variolation meaning
The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to the disease.
Synonyms of Variolation
Using Variolation
- The main meaning on this page is: The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to the disease.
- Useful related words include: variolization, inoculating, vaccinating.
- In the example corpus, variolation often appears in combinations such as: variolation which, variolation was.
Context around Variolation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Variolation
- In this selection, "variolation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, undergo, banned, efforts and instead stand out and add context to how "variolation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include comparison with variolation which is and government banned variolation the use. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "variolation" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with variolation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A very early form of vaccination known as variolation was developed several thousand years ago in China. (17 words)
Inoculation with smallpox ( variolation ) was known to result in far less scarring, and greatly reduced mortality, in comparison with the naturally acquired disease. (23 words)
Starting with the very first variolation efforts against smallpox in the 18th century, supporters had to convince skeptics that the practice helped more than it harmed. (26 words)
In her article, she and Rutherford drew the comparison with “variolation,” which is what a similar process was called when people were deliberately exposed to a bit of smallpox matter from a sick person in order to create immunity. (39 words)
At the direction of Caroline, six condemned prisoners were offered the chance to undergo variolation instead of execution: they all survived, as did six orphan children given the same treatment as a further test. (34 words)
He did this by inoculating James Phipps with cowpox, a similar virus of smallpox, to create immunity, unlike variolation, which used smallpox to create an immunity to itself. (28 words)
Example sentences (7)
In her article, she and Rutherford drew the comparison with “variolation,” which is what a similar process was called when people were deliberately exposed to a bit of smallpox matter from a sick person in order to create immunity.
Starting with the very first variolation efforts against smallpox in the 18th century, supporters had to convince skeptics that the practice helped more than it harmed.
At the direction of Caroline, six condemned prisoners were offered the chance to undergo variolation instead of execution: they all survived, as did six orphan children given the same treatment as a further test.
A very early form of vaccination known as variolation was developed several thousand years ago in China.
Eventually, vaccination was accepted, and in 1840, the British government banned variolation the use of smallpox to induce immunity and provided vaccination using cowpox free of charge.
He did this by inoculating James Phipps with cowpox, a similar virus of smallpox, to create immunity, unlike variolation, which used smallpox to create an immunity to itself.
Inoculation with smallpox ( variolation ) was known to result in far less scarring, and greatly reduced mortality, in comparison with the naturally acquired disease.
Common combinations with variolation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: