varioloid

[vair-ee-uh-loid]

var·i·o·loid

[vair-ee-uh-loid]
adjective
1.
resembling smallpox.
2.
of or pertaining to a mild case of smallpox.
noun
3.
a mild smallpox, especially as occurring in persons who were vaccinated or previously had the disease.

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Varioloid is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1815–25; variol(a) + -oid

post·var·i·o·loid, adjective
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varioloid (ˈvɛərɪəˌlɔɪd)
 
adj
1.  resembling smallpox
 
n
2.  a mild form of smallpox occurring in persons with partial immunity

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varioloid var·i·o·loid (vâr'ē-ə-loid', vār'-, və-rī'ə-loid')
adj.
Varioliform. n.
A mild form of smallpox occurring in people who have been previously vaccinated or who have had the disease.

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