痘とう苗びょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

vaccine

Medical term for a vaccine preparation, often used in historical or formal contexts. Modern everyday Japanese more commonly uses ワクチン.

• 天てん然ねん痘とうの予よ防ぼうには痘とう苗びょうが用もちいられた。

  Vaccine was used to prevent smallpox.