HyperDic: alastrim

English > 1 sense of the word alastrim:
NOUNstatealastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir poxa mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
English > alastrim: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus.
Synonymsvariola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox
Broadersmallpox, variola, variola majorA highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Spanishalastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola
Catalanalastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola

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