Va"ri*o*loid (?; 277), a. [Variola +
-oid: cf. F. varioloïde.] (Med.) Resembling
smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.
Va"ri*o*loid, n. [Cf. F.
varioloïde. See Varioloid, a.]
(Med.) The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or
vaccination.
&fist; 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.
Va"ri*o*loid (?; 277), a. [Variola +
-oid: cf. F. varioloïde.] (Med.) Resembling
smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.
Va"ri*o*loid, n. [Cf. F.
varioloïde. See Varioloid, a.]
(Med.) The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or
vaccination.
&fist; 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.
