VARIOLA


Meaning of VARIOLA in English

[ və'rʌɪələ ]

■ noun Medicine technical term for smallpox .

Derivatives

~r adjective

variolous adjective ( archaic ).

Origin

C18: from med. L., lit. 'pustule, pock'.

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