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Jenner
[jen-er]
noun
Edward, 1749–1823, English physician: discoverer of smallpox vaccine.
Sir William, 1815–98, English physician and pathologist.
Jenner
/ ˈɛə /
noun
Edward 1749–1823, English physician, who discovered vaccination by showing that injections of cowpox virus produce immunity against smallpox (1796)
Sir William. 1815–98, English physician and pathologist, who differentiated between typhus and typhoid fevers (1849)
Jenner
British physician who pioneered the practice of vaccination. His experiments proved that individuals who had been inoculated with the virus that caused cowpox, a mild skin disease of cattle, became immune to smallpox. Jenner's discovery laid the foundations for the science of immunology.
Example Sentences
Wearing a tailored black suit and diamond jewellery, Kardashian was supported in the courtroom by her mother, Kris Jenner, several friends, and a bevy of bodyguards.
She told jurors it all began at a party hosted by Kylie Jenner in the Hollywood Hills on 12 July 2020.
McLaren-Wood said he did not know Jenner "as much as I would have liked".
Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, were fatally injured in a "major chain reaction" incident on the first lap of the race and a third rider Tom Tunstall, 47, sustained "significant injuries".
Jenner, from Crowborough in East Sussex, began his racing career in Junior Motorcross.
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