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PSEUDOSMALLPOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pseudosmallpox mean?
• PSEUDOSMALLPOX (noun)
The noun PSEUDOSMALLPOX has 1 sense:
1. a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
Familiarity information: PSEUDOSMALLPOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("pseudosmallpox" 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)
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