Jenner

[ jen-er ]

noun

1. Edward, 1749–1823, English physician: discoverer of smallpox vaccine.
2. Sir William, 1815–98, English physician and pathologist.

Jenner

/ ˈdʒɛnə /

noun

1. JennerEdward17491823MEnglishMEDICINE: physician Edward 1749–1823, English physician, who discovered vaccination by showing that injections of cowpox virus produce immunity against smallpox (1796)
2. JennerSir William18151898MEnglishMEDICINE: physicianMEDICINE: pathologist Sir William. 1815–98, English physician and pathologist, who differentiated between typhus and typhoid fevers (1849)

Jenner

/ jĕn′ər /

1. 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.

Biography

In 1980 the World Health Organization declared that the deadly disease smallpox had been eradicated, an accomplishment attributed to the success of the smallpox vaccine. The vaccine had been developed almost 200 years earlier by the British physician Edward Jenner, who had based his work on a piece of folk wisdom from the countryside that few doctors had taken seriously: people who caught cowpox, a mild viral infection of cattle, never got smallpox. In 1796 Jenner proved the truth of this scientifically in a famous experiment he conducted on an eight-year-old boy named James Phipps. Jenner exposed Phipps to a person with cowpox, then two months later exposed him to smallpox (this would be considered unethical by today's standards). As Jenner expected, the boy warded off the smallpox without any complications. Prior to this, there existed a form of vaccination against smallpox that consisted of exposing people to a mild form of the disease. Although this method often worked, it was risky, and the exposed person sometimes died. Jenner, who devised the word vaccination from the Latin vacca, for “cow,” is considered to be the father of immunology. He also did significant research on heart disease.

Example Sentences

In 2022 it reversed plans to shift further away from its traditional photo or so-called "grid" post format towards a TikTok-style focus on short form video content after it was criticised by creators and celebrities including Kylie Jenner.

From BBC

Contestants were also asked about their French language skills, plans to make the world a better place and romantic intentions with Kylie Jenner, who the star is rumoured to be dating, AP reported.

From BBC

‘Kardashians’ superfan Jennifer Lawrence interviewed beauty mogul Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and the Oscar winner got Jenner to dish on plastic surgery and more.

From Los Angeles Times

In an interview with reality star and beauty mogul Kylie Jenner last November, Lawrence opened up about trying to keep her family out of the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times

MGA currently is promoting a Kylie Jenner Bratz doll, and it started releasing dolls based on characters from the “Mean Girls” films this month.

From Los Angeles Times