HyperDic: variola_minor

English > 2 senses of the expression variola minor:
NOUNstatevariola minor, alastrim, 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
animalvariola minor, variola minor virusa type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
English > variola minor: 2 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningA mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus.
Synonymsalastrim, 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
English > variola minor: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningA type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent.
Synonymvariola minor virus
Broadervariola virus, smallpox virusThe virus that causes smallpox in humans

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