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va·ri·o·la

(və-rī′ə-lə, vâr′ē-ō′lə, văr′-)

[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, pustule, from Latin varius, speckled.]

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variola

(vəˈraɪələ)

(Pathology) the technical name for smallpox

[C18: from Medieval Latin: disease marked by little spots, from Latin varius spotted]

vaˈriolar adj

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va•ri•o•la

(vəˈraɪ ə lə)

n.

smallpox.

[1795–1805; < Medieval Latin, = Latin vari(us) speckled (see various) + -ola -ole¹]

va•ri′o•lous, va•ri′o•lar, adj.

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Noun

variola - a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

smallpox, variola major

pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox - a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

pock - a pustule in an eruptive disease

Translations

variola

[vəˈraɪələ] N → viruela f

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variola

n (Med) → Pocken pl

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va·ri·o·la

n. variola, viruela.

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