Vā'ri-o-loid or Văr'i-o-loid1, a.
(Synop., § 130), a. (Med.) Resembling small-pox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid. Dunglison.
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Varioloid
Vā'ri-o-loid or Vār'i-o-loid2, n.
(Synop., § 130), n. [L. Lat. variola, the small-pox, from Lat. varius, various, and Gr. εἶδος, form.] (Med.) The small-pox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.
☞ It is almost always a milder disease than small-pox, and this circumstance, with its shorter duration, exhibits the salutary effects of previous vaccination or inoculation. Dunglison.