1. English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823); [syn: Jenner, Edward Jenner]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Edward Jenner
n 1: English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner
inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent
them from getting smallpox (1749-1823) [syn: Jenner,
Edward Jenner]