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PSEUDOVARIOLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pseudovariola mean? 

PSEUDOVARIOLA (noun)
  The noun PSEUDOVARIOLA has 1 sense:

1. a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virusplay

  Familiarity information: PSEUDOVARIOLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSEUDOVARIOLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("pseudovariola" is a kind of...):

smallpox; variola; variola major (a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A fox smells its own stink first." (English proverb)

"It is more becoming to have a large nose than two small ones" (Breton proverb)

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"Empty barrels make more noise." (Danish proverb)



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