- varioloid Medicine
- varioloid Medicine ['vɛ:rɪəlɔɪd]adjective resembling smallpox.noun a mild form of smallpox affecting people who have already had the disease or have been vaccinated against it.
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varioloid Medicine
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varioloid — 1. Resembling smallpox. SYN: varioliform. 2. A mild form of smallpox occurring in persons who are relatively resistant, usually as a result of a previous vaccination. SYN: modified smallpox, varicelloid smallpox, variola benigna. [variola + G.… … Medical dictionary
variola — SYN: smallpox. [Med. L. dim of L. varius, spotted] v. benigna SYN: varioloid (2). v. hemorrhagica SYN: hemorrhagic smallpox. v. major SYN: smallpox. v. maligna malignant smallpox, usually of the hemorrhagic form. SYN … Medical dictionary
varioliform — SYN: varioloid (1). [variola + L. forma, form] * * * var·i·ol·i·form .var ē ō lə .fȯrm adj resembling smallpox * * * va·ri·ol·i·form (var″e oґlĭ form) varioloid … Medical dictionary
smallpox — An acute eruptive contagious disease caused by a poxvirus (Orthopoxvirus, a member of the family Poxviridae) and marked at the onset by chills, high fever, backache, and headache; in 2–5 days the constitu … Medical dictionary
