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Varioloid
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Varioloid, a. [Variola + -oid: cf. F. varioloïde.].
Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid. [1913 Webster]
The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination. [1913 Webster]
" 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. [1913 Webster]
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