var·i·o·loid (vâr  - -loid , v r-, v-r -loid)adj. Varioliform. n. A mild form of smallpox occurring in people who have been previously vaccinated or who have had the disease. |
varioloid
[ver′ē·əloid′]
Etymology: L, varius + Gk, eidos, form
1 adj, resembling smallpox.
2 v, a mild form of smallpox in a vaccinated person or one who has previously had the disease.
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