Alastrim Definition
noun
(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox.
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Synonyms:
- Kaffir pox
- cuban-itch
- West Indian smallpox
- white pox
- milk pox
- pseudovariola
- pseudosmallpox
- variola minor
Origin of Alastrim
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From Portuguese alastrim, from alastrar (“to spread out”).
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