milk pox

milk pox
noun
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
Syn:
Hypernyms: ↑smallpox, ↑variola, ↑variola major

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  • Kaffir pox — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑variola minor, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Cuban itch …   Useful english dictionary

  • white pox — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑variola minor, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Cuban itch, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

  • alastrim — noun A milder variant of smallpox Syn: variola minor, amaas, Cuban itch, kaffir pox, West Indian pox, milk pox, pseudovariola, white pox …   Wiktionary

  • variola major — noun 1. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars • Syn: ↑smallpox, ↑variola • Hypernyms: ↑pox • Hyponyms: ↑alastrim, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • alastrim — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑variola minor, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Cuban itch, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cuban itch — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑variola minor, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

  • pseudosmallpox — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑variola minor, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Cuban itch, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

  • pseudovariola — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑variola minor, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Cuban itch, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

  • variola minor — noun 1. a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑West Indian smallpox, ↑Cuban itch, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

  • West Indian smallpox — noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus • Syn: ↑alastrim, ↑variola minor, ↑pseudosmallpox, ↑pseudovariola, ↑milk pox, ↑white pox, ↑Cuban itch, ↑Kaffir pox …   Useful english dictionary

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