VARIOLA MINOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does variola minor mean? 

• VARIOLA MINOR (noun)
  The noun VARIOLA MINOR has 2 senses:

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

2. a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent

  Familiarity information: VARIOLA MINOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VARIOLA MINOR (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 ("variola minor" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

variola minor; variola minor virus

Hypernyms ("variola minor" is a kind of...):

smallpox virus; variola virus (the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)