What does "varioloid" mean?

Varioloid: Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.

Additional senses

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

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