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varioloid

n. மட்டம்மை, அம்மைக்குத்தீட்டால் ஓரளவு குறைவாக ஏற்பட்ட பெரியம்மை, (பெ.) பெரியம்மை போன்ற.


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


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