Varioloid
Pronunciation : Va"ri*o*loid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Variola + -oid: cf. F. variolo?de.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Va"ri*o*loid
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. variolo?de. See Varioloid, a.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913