VACCINATION SYPHILIS
\vˌaksɪnˈe͡ɪʃən sˈɪfəlɪs], \vˌaksɪnˈeɪʃən sˈɪfəlɪs], \v_ˌa_k_s_ɪ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n s_ˈɪ_f_ə_l_ɪ_s]\
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(rare). S. acquired by vaccination, either through vaccine virus obtained from a syphilitic subject or through syphilitic contamination of the wound during the operation, as by unclean instruments. The characteristic vaccine pustule is followed by an indurated chancre.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
