Definition of Varioloid

1. a. Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.

2. n. The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.

3. a. Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.

4. n. The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.

Definition of Varioloid

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Medical Definition of Varioloid

1. Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid. Origin: Variola: cf. F. Varioloide. The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination. It is almost always a milder disease than smallpox, and this circumstance, with its shorter duration, exhibits the salutary effects of previous vaccination or inoculation. Origin: Cf. F. Varioloide. See Varioloid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Varioloid

variola virus
variola virus
variole
varioles
variolic
variolic
varioliform
varioliform syphilid
variolite
variolite
variolites
variolitic
variolization
variolization
varioloid (current term)
varioloid (current term)
varioloids
variolous
variolous
variolovaccine
variometer
variometers
variorum
variorums
variorum edition
various
various(a)
variously
variously-leaved pondweed
variousness

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