a. [ Variola + -oid: cf. F. varioloïde. ] (Med.) Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. varioloïde. See Varioloid, a. ] (Med.) The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL., fr. L. varius various. See Various. ] (Med.) The smallpox. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Variolous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) Inoculation with smallpox. [ 1913 Webster ]