variola benigna

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]

variola benigna

An obsolete term for a permutation of smallpox (eradicated in 1977) that occurred in absence of visible lesions, presumed to have been related to an adequate immune response to vaccination.