alastrim

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noun

A milder variant of smallpox

Similar
variola minoramaasCuban itchkaffir poxWest Indian poxmilk poxpseudovariolawhitepox
OriginPortuguese alastrim →
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Meanings

nounalastrim (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA milder variant of smallpox

    Synonyms: variola minor, amaas, Cuban itch, kaffir pox, West Indian pox, milk pox, pseudovariola, whitepox

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA milder variant of smallpox

Similar
variola minoramaasCuban itchkaffir poxWest Indian poxmilk poxpseudovariolawhitepox

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Similar
variola minorpseudosmallpoxpseudovariolamilk poxwhite poxWest Indian smallpoxCuban itchKaffir pox
Broader
smallpoxvariolavariola major
Also see
amaascuban itchpseudovariola

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Portuguesealastrim
  2. Englishalastrim

From Portuguese alastrim, from alastrar (“to spread out”).

More words from Portuguese

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Translations

Esperanto alastrimo
  • alastrimomilder variant of smallpox
Indonesian alastrim, cacar minor
  • alastrimmilder variant of smallpox
  • cacar minormilder variant of smallpox
Portuguese alastrim
  • alastrimmilder variant of smallpox

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alarmistsalatrim
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Chicago

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