| arteriola | (noun) one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries | Synonyms: arteriole, capillary artery |
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| gladiola | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated | Synonyms: glad, gladiolus, sword lily |
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| pseudovariola | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
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| variola | (noun) a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars | Synonyms: smallpox, variola major |
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| viola | (noun) any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola | - |
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| (noun) a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower | - |