varioloid

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adjective

Of or resembling smallpox

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Meanings

adjectivevarioloid (comparative more varioloid, superlative most varioloid)

comparative more varioloid · superlative most varioloid

  1. Of or resembling smallpox
nounvarioloid (plural varioloids)

plural varioloids

  1. A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected.

Origin

From variola + -oid.

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APA

varioloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varioloid

MLA

“varioloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varioloid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varioloid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varioloid.

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