VARIOLOID


Meaning of VARIOLOID in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .