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variola minor vs variola major

variola major vs variola minor

variola minor and variola major both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
variola minor Yes No No No
variola major Yes No No No
As nouns, variola major is a hypernym of variola minor; that is, variola major is a word with a broader meaning than variola minor:
  • variola minor: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
  • 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
Other hypernyms of variola minor include smallpox, variola.
variola minor (noun) variola major (noun)
a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Difference between variola minor and variola major

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