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alastrim
alastrim (əˈlæstrɪm) na form of smallpox caused by the virus Variola minorThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  alastrim - a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virusCuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white poxsmallpox, 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 |
alastrim
a·las·trim (ă-las'trim), A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym(s): milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox [Pg. alastrar, to scatter over] alastrim A mild form of smallpox, which was eradicated in 1977.alastrim A mild form of SMALLPOX. Happily, smallpox has been eradicated-an event unique in medical history-and the name is of academic interest only.alastrim
Synonyms for alastrimnoun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virusSynonyms- Cuban itch
- Kaffir pox
- milk pox
- pseudosmallpox
- pseudovariola
- variola minor
- West Indian smallpox
- white pox
Related Words- smallpox
- variola
- variola major
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