varioloid (comparative more varioloid, superlative most varioloid)
Of or resembling smallpox
varioloid (plural varioloids)
A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected.
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ri*o*loid, a. Etym: [Variola + -oid: cf. F. varioloïde.] (Med.)
Definition: Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid.
Va"ri*o*loid, n. Etym: [Cf. F. varioloïde. See Varioloid, a.] (Med.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
