varioloid

[ vair-ee-uh-loid ]

adjective

1. resembling smallpox.
2. of or relating to a mild case of smallpox.

noun

1. a mild smallpox, especially as occurring in persons who were vaccinated or previously had the disease.

varioloid

/ ˈvɛərɪəˌlɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling smallpox

noun

1. a mild form of smallpox occurring in persons with partial immunity

Other Words From

• post·vari·o·loid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of varioloid¹

First recorded in 1815–25; variol(a) + -oid

Example Sentences

Schoenlein was the first to call attention to the distinction between variola and varioloid.

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Julia had the smallpox, not varioloid, but the veritable thing itself, in its most aggravated form.

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Henry Robson taken to smallpox camp, having been sick in camp for nearly a week with varioloid.

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Doubtless there is a difference, and yet they differ only as the varioloid differs from the worse disease.

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While these cannot be called varioloid, yet the death rate is much lower than in smallpox occurring in the unvaccinated.

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