ALASTRIM

alastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox

(noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

alastrim (uncountable)

(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox

Synonyms

• variola minor

• amaas

• Cuban itch

• kaffir pox

• West Indian pox

• milk pox

• pseudovariola

• white pox

Anagrams

• Martials, alarmist, martials, salatrim

Source: Wiktionary



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