varioliform

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varioliform

[var″e-o´lĭ-form]

resembling smallpox.

var·i·o·loid

(var'ē-ō-loyd),

1. Resembling smallpox. Synonym(s): varioliform

2. A mild form of smallpox occurring in people who are relatively resistant, usually as a result of a previous vaccination. Synonym(s): modified smallpox, varicelloid smallpox, variola benigna

[variola + G. eidos, resemblance]

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var·i·o·loid

(var'ē-ō-loyd)

Resembling smallpox.
Synonym(s): varioliform.

[variola + G. eidos, resemblance]

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