Note: 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. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Varioloid — Va ri*o*loid (?; 277), a. [Variola + oid: cf. F. variolo[ i]de.] (Med.) Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
varioloid — VARIOLOÍD s.n. Formă uşoară de variolă. [pron. ri o lo id. / < fr. varioloïde]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.08.2004. Sursa: DN VARIOLOÍD, Ă I. adj. asemănător cu variola. II. s. n. formă uşoară de variolă. (< fr. varioloïde) Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
varioloid — [ver′ē ə loid΄, var′ē ə loid΄] n. [ModL varioloides: see VARIOLA & OID] a mild form of variola occurring in a person who has had a previous attack or who has been vaccinated … English World dictionary
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 … English new terms dictionary
varioloid — /vair ee euh loyd /, adj. 1. resembling smallpox. 2. of or pertaining to a mild case of smallpox. n. 3. a mild smallpox, esp. as occurring in persons who were vaccinated or previously had the disease. [1815 25; VARIOL(A) + OID] * * * … Universalium
varioloid — 1. adjective Of or resembling smallpox 2. noun A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected … Wiktionary
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
varioloid — adj. resembling smallpox; pertaining to smallpox … English contemporary dictionary
varioloid — var·i·o·loid … English syllables
varioloid — 1) n. a mild form of smallpox in people who have previously had smallpox or have been vaccinated against it. 2) adj. resembling smallpox … The new mediacal dictionary
