VARIOLA


Meaning of VARIOLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈrī-ə-lə; ˌver-ē-ˈō-lə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, pustule, pox, from Late Latin, pustule, probably from varius various

Date: 1543

: smallpox ; also : the virus that is the causative agent of small pox

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