varioloid

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English

Etymology

variola +‎ -oid

Adjective

varioloid (comparative more varioloid, superlative most varioloid)

  1. Of or resembling smallpox

Noun

varioloid (plural varioloids)

  1. A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected.